Mortification vs Chagrin - What's the difference?
mortification | chagrin |
The act of mortifying.
A sensation of extreme shame or embarrassment.
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(medicine) The death of part of the body.
*1913 ,
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
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To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.
As nouns the difference between mortification and chagrin
is that mortification is the act of mortifying while chagrin is distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.As a verb chagrin is
to bother or vex; to mortify.mortification
English
Noun
(en noun)- And then there's the fever and the mortification —if it took bad ways he'd quickly be gone.
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)