chagrin

Definitions


[ˈʃaɡr(ɪ)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated
(e.g: to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen)


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Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin


[ˈʃaɡr(ɪ)n], (Verb)

Definitions:
- feel distressed or humiliated
(e.g: he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin




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