chagrin

[ shuh-grin ]

/ ʃəˈgrɪn /

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noun

a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

verb (used with object), cha·grined or cha·grinned, cha·grin·ing or cha·grin·ning.

to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.

Obsolete. shagreen(def 1).

Origin of chagrin

1650–60; < French < ?

SYNONYMS FOR chagrin

1 See shame.

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OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin

un·cha·grined, adjective

Words nearby chagrin

chagas' disease, chagatai, chagoma, chagos archipelago, chagres, chagrin, chagul, chahar, chai, chaikovski, chain

Example sentences from the Web for chagrin

He made little secret of his ambition to become the next prime minister, much to the chagrin of Netanyahu.

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And much to the chagrin of some in the Lone Star State, a lot of people seem to be buying it.

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He has burrowed so deeply into his work that he hasn't even bothered to get a tan—much to New York's chagrin.

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This, he learned by watching May Bowen; however, to his chagrin, he never did get his grandmother's deviled crab recipe.

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To the chagrin of these 40 courageous online petitioners and their hoops-hungry brethren, March Madness is not a national holiday.

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To their chagrin, to that of Feldmarschall Munnich and many others: the upshot of which will be visible before long.

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They did not beg him to be pacified, as his mother and James always did; on the contrary they seemed to enjoy his chagrin.

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The much debated topic anent the likelihood of the Sixth Division being sent to join Methuen was settled at last—to our chagrin.

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To his amazement and chagrin, he could find no one who could throw any light upon the subject.

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On learning that Whitewater had been imprisoned for life, his wife soon found another husband, greatly to his sorrow and chagrin.

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British Dictionary definitions for chagrin

chagrin

/ (ˈʃæɡrɪn) /

noun

a feeling of annoyance or mortification

verb (tr)

to embarrass and annoy; mortify

Derived forms of chagrin

chagrined, adjective

Word Origin for chagrin

C17: from French chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin

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chagrin

noun

verb (used with object), cha·grined or cha·grinned, cha·grin·ing or cha·grin·ning.

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chagrin

noun

verb (used with object), cha·grined or cha·grinned, cha·grin·ing or cha·grin·ning.

Origin of chagrin

SYNONYMS FOR chagrin

OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin

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