chagrin
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cha·grin
(shə-grĭn′)n.
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.
tr.v. cha·grined, cha·grin·ing, cha·grins
To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit: He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book. See Synonyms at embarrass.
[French, possibly from dialectal French chagraigner, to distress, become gloomy, from Old French graim, sorrowful, gloomy, of Germanic origin.]
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chagrin
(ˈʃæɡrɪn)n
a feeling of annoyance or mortification
vb (tr)
to embarrass and annoy; mortify
[C17: from French chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin]
ˈchagrined, ˈchagrinned adj
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cha•grin
(ʃəˈgrɪn)n., v. -grined -grinned, -grin•ing -grin•ning. n.
1. a feeling of vexation marked by disappointment or humiliation.
v.t. 2. to vex by disappointment or humiliation.
[1650–60; < French, Middle French, n. derivative of chagriner to upset]
syn: See shame.
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chagrin
Past participle: chagrined
Gerund: chagrining
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Noun | 1. | chagrin - strong feelings of embarrassment embarrassment - the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public |
Verb | 1. | chagrin - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" spite, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" |
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chagrin
noun
1. annoyance, embarrassment, humiliation, dissatisfaction, disquiet, displeasure, mortification, discomfiture, vexation, discomposure Much to his chagrin, she didn't remember him at all.
verb
1. annoy, embarrass, humiliate, disquiet, vex, displease, mortify, discomfit, dissatisfy, discompose He was chagrined at missing such an easy goal.
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chagrin
nounSelf-conscious distress:
To cause (a person) to be self-consciously distressed:
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, discomfort, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, mortify.
Idioms: put on the spot, throw for a loop.
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Translations
غَمٌّ، كَدَرٌ
zklamánízlost
ærgrelse
skapraun, vonbrigîi, gremja
graužatisnusivylimas
sarūgtinājumsvilšanās
chagrin
[ˈʃægrɪn]A. N (= anger) → disgusto m; (= disappointment) → desilusión f, desazón f
to my chagrin → con gran disgusto mío
to my chagrin → con gran disgusto mío
B. VT → mortificar, disgustar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chagrin
[ˈʃægrɪn] n (= annoyance) → contrariété f (= disappointment) → déception fto sb's chagrin → à la déception de qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chagrin
vt → ärgern, verdrießen (geh); he was much chagrined by the news → die Nachricht bekümmerte or verdross (geh) → ihn sehr
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chagrin
(ˈʃӕgrin) , ((American) ʃəˈgrin) noun disappointment and annoyance.
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