chagrin

[shuh-grin]

noun

1. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

verb (used with object)

chagrined, chagrinned, chagrining, chagrinning. 

1. to vex by disappointment or humiliation.

   The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.

2. Obsolete.,  shagreen.

chagrin

/ ˈʃæɡrɪn /

noun

1. a feeling of annoyance or mortification

verb

1. to embarrass and annoy; mortify

Other Word Forms

• unchagrined adjective
• chagrined adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chagrin¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from French; origin unknown

Word History and Origins

Origin of chagrin¹

C17: from French chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin

Synonym Study

See shame.

Example Sentences

And as many homeowners have found to their chagrin, plumbing works silently in the background—until it doesn’t, with messy and even catastrophic aftereffects.

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“But I was deeply familiar with the play. And then through the process of preparing, probably much to Nia’s chagrin, I saw every production I could get my hands on.”

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Most often, they do so in the name of creative restoration — and to their fans’ chagrin.

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Scott was chagrined, she says, both because she had scheduled many meetings during other people’s dinner hours and because she hadn’t considered that fathers also want to have meals with their children.

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The NFL announced the musical headliner for Super Bowl LX’s halftime show, and — much to MAGA’s chagrin — it’s not Kid Rock.

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Related Words

• annoy 
• disconcert 
• displease 
• dissatisfy 
• irk 
• irritate 
• mortify 
• peeve 
• perturb 
• vex