chagrin
To bother or vex; to mortifyTo bother or vex; to mortify.
» I was chagrined at missing you.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To bother or vex; to mortify.
verdrießen, verärgern, ärgern
досажда́тьdosaždátʹ, огорча́тьogorčátʹ
(obsolete, rare, reflexive)To be vexed or annoyed.
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Examples
5 sentencesI was chagrined at missing you.
He often hastens physical intimacy, much to the chagrin of his dates.
Affluence leads to chagrin.
deÜberfluss macht Verdruss.
To the chagrin of young job seekers the world over, McDonald's now requires a bachelor's in philosophy for its cashiers.
To the chagrin of many Western composers, steel drums, or steelpans, tend not to be fully chromatic.
Translations
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Origin
From French chagrin (“sorrow”), from Middle French chagrin (“pain, affliction”) (compare MFrom French chagrin (“sorrow”), from Middle French chagrin (“pain, affliction”) (compare Middle French chagriner, chagrigner (“to experience sorrow”), Old French chagrin (“painful, afflicted”)), probably derived from Old Northern French chagreiner, chagraigner (“to sadden”), of uncertain origin. Likely an enlargement of Old French greignier, graignier (“to cringe, growl, be sullen, be angry, grieve over”), from Old French graigne (“sadness, resentment, grief”), from graim (“sorrowful”), related to Old High German gram (“furious, gloomy, grieved”). The initial syllable is obscure. It may represent Old French chat (“cat”) to express the idea of "lamenting or yowling like cats" (compare German Katzenjammer (“distress, frustration, depression, chagrin”, literally “cat-wailing, cat-misery”), katzbalgen (“to cat-fight”)).
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Forms
chagrins, chagrining, chagrined, chagrinedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle