Disheartened vs Chagrined - What's the difference?
disheartened | chagrined | Related terms |
Discouraged, despairing.
* 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage :
(chagrin)
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
* 1876 , , Rose In Bloom , ch. 8:
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To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.
Disheartened is a related term of chagrined.
As verbs the difference between disheartened and chagrined
is that disheartened is (dishearten) while chagrined is (chagrin).As an adjective disheartened
is discouraged, despairing.disheartened
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He refused to get disheartened , even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.
Synonyms
* dejected, dispirited, down in the mouth, sad, down in the dumpschagrined
English
Verb
(head)chagrin
English
Noun
- [H]e alone knew how deep was the deluded man's chagrin at the failure of the little plot which he fancied was prospering finely.
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Usage notes
* Often used in the form to one’s chagrin .Synonyms
* (distress of mind) disquiet, fretfulness, mortification, peevishness, vexation * (type of leather) shagreenDescendants
* shagreenSee also
* disgust * disappointmentVerb
(en verb)- She was chagrined to note that the paint had dried into a blotchy mess.
- (Fielding)
