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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Origin of chagrin

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

synonym study for chagrin

1. See shame.

OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin

un·cha·grined, adjective

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How to use chagrin in a sentence

When the body of Johnson was exhumed, the medical examiner was acutely chagrined when six .22 caliber rounds were removed from it.
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Liberals excited at the way you take after Alan Greenspan will be chagrined at your critiques of the New Deal.
David Stockman on ‘The Great Deformation’ and Our Economic Doom|Daniel Gross|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was wearing a black suit, a silver tie, and a chagrined expression.
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The song was written in 1929, but it was recorded by a later-chagrined Frank Sinatra in the 1940s.
Hollywood's Attack on the Jews|Richard Cohen|November 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Instead, the Paul Ryan talked about these days on the Hill is withdrawn, conflicted, chagrined, and unavailable.
Paul Ryan Breaks Rank|John Batchelor|September 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We were naturally enough much chagrined, not knowing how much inconvenience and delay this incident might cause.
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But he was feeling deeply chagrined and mortified over his last escapade.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
Jacinth, though she said nothing, was feeling very chagrined indeed, and not a little bitter.
Robin Redbreast|Mary Louisa Molesworth
Yet when the vehicle drew up he was sensibly chagrined to recognise the port-wine cabman of the night before.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
The Rebels, in hot pursuit, come down to the other bank, mortified and chagrined and enraged at his escape.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.

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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