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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).

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Words related to chagrin

annoy, dissatisfy, perturb, peeve, displease, disconcert, irritate, irk, vex, mortify, discomfit, discompose, disquiet, disgrace, dismay, confuse, upset, crush, shame, abash

Words nearby chagrin

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

Origin of chagrin

1650–60; < French < ?

OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin

un·cha·grined, adjective
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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, adjective

Word Origin for chagrin

C17: from French chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin
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