Injured vs Chagrined - What's the difference?
injured | chagrined | Related terms |
(injure)
(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.
Injured is a related term of chagrined.
As verbs the difference between injured and chagrined
is that injured is (injure) while chagrined is (chagrin).injured
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Verb
(head)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "injured" is often applied: man, woman, child, worker, employee, patient, athlete, player, driver, passenger, victim, animal, horse, dog, bird, body, knee, ankle, back, muscle, tissue, leg, arm, hand, foot, head, eye, feelings.chagrined
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Verb
(head)chagrin
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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)
