chagrin
A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation,…A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
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» I was chagrined at missing you.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.
much to the chagrin (of)
Verdruss, Leidwesen
доса́даdosáda, огорче́ниеogorčénije
(countable, uncountable)A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
Chagrin, Chagrinleder
шагре́невая ко́жаšagrénevaja kóža
- strong feelings of embarrassment
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
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
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
plural: chagrinsSynonyms
7 synonyms- strong feelings of embarrassment:humiliationmortification
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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