chagrin
[ shuh-grin ]
/ ʃəˈgrɪn /
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 < ?
OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin
un·cha·grined, adjectiveWords nearby chagrin
chagas' disease,
chagatai,
chagoma,
chagos archipelago,
chagres,
chagrin,
chagul,
chahar,
chai,
chaikovski,
chain
Example sentences from the Web for chagrined
British Dictionary definitions for chagrined
chagrin
/ (ˈʃæɡrɪn) /
noun
a feeling of annoyance or mortification
verb (tr)
to embarrass and annoy; mortify
Derived forms of chagrin
chagrined, adjectiveWord Origin for chagrin
C17: from French
chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin