chagrin
Feeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretfulFeeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretful.
» I was chagrined at missing you.
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1 senses(obsolete)Feeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretful.
verärgert
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. — Esperantostern
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
1 languagesOrigin
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
more chagrin, most chagrin| Comparative | more chagrin Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most chagrin Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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