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[ shuh -grin ] SHOW IPA
/ ʃəˈgrɪn / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 First recorded in 1650–60; from French; origin unknown
synonym study for chagrin 1 . See shame.
OTHER WORDS FROM chagrin un·cha·grined, adjective Words nearby chagrin Chagas' disease, Chagatai, chagoma, Chagos Archipelago, Chagres, chagrin , chagul, chai, Chaikovski, chain, chainage
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Example sentences from the Web for chagrin Princess Kaguya grows up loving her rural, simple lifestyle, but when she comes of age, she is whisked away to live a fancy royal life in the city — with servants attending to her and suitors pursuing her — all to her chagrin .
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He made little secret of his ambition to become the next prime minister, much to the chagrin of Netanyahu.
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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 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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Words related to chagrin dismay, embarrassment, irritation, disquiet, annoyance, annoy, dissatisfy, perturb, peeve, displease, disconcert, irritate, irk, vex, mortify, blow, balk, discomfiture, humiliation, spleen