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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. 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.
  2. v. To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit: He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book. See Synonyms at embarrass.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. See shagreen.
  2. n. Mental disquiet and pain from the failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; mortification; vexation.
  3. n. Synonyms Vexation, etc. See mortification.
  4. To excite a feeling of chagrin in; vex; mortify.

Wiktionary

  1. n. Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
  2. v. transitive To bother or vex; to mortify.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. Vexation; mortification.
  2. v. To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify.
  3. v. To be vexed or annoyed.
  4. adj. Chagrined.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. strong feelings of embarrassment
  2. v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Etymologies

  1. From French chagrin ("sorrow"). Prior to that, the etymology is unclear, with several theories – of Germanic or possibly Turkish origin. (Wiktionary)
  2. French, possibly from dialectal French chagraigner, to distress, become gloomy, from Old French graim, sorrowful, gloomy, of Germanic origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

Examples

  • “Federer, much to his chagrin, is in perfect position to make that comparison.”

    King of clay: Nadal powers way to fourth straight French crown

  • “It would have been too much to see those Groucho Marx eyebrows knitted together in chagrin as Clint strode past them to the podium once more.”

    GreenCine Daily: Oscars.

  • “She said a simple, “Oh,” looked away from Areel and the jury, let an expression of chagrin come over her, and peered down at the floor in contrition.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Case of the Colonist’s Corpse

  • “To live as Nature ordained, though with many a concern and many a chagrin, is infinitely preferable to living in relative ease and serenity, in opposition to Nature's demands.”

    Courtship After Marriage

  • “I BET with every Wind that blew, till Nature in chagrin”

    The Single Hound: Poems of a Lifetime

  • “Sol Witberg would have bitten his bruised and swollen lip in chagrin, had it not hurt so much.”

    The Benefit of the Doubt

  • “Sol Witberg would have bitten his bruised and swollen lip in chagrin had it not hurt so much.”

    The Benefit of the Doubt

  • “Just remember there are so many fans that we love u and we will wait as long as it takes you to writting midnight sun just promise that you will do it you will continue writting it please ray Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 04: 29 PM EST also, she uses the word chagrin far too often in her writing. thesaurus please!”

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  • “An expression of chagrin twisted Lord Trinslow’s features.”

    Simon & Schuster: A PROPER AFFAIR

  • “KING: And I remember an unusual night here at the CNN studios when we were doing a show during the O.J. Simpson trial and scheduled on the show much to our chagrin was the judge who made that decision.”

    CNN Transcript Feb 4, 2006

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synonyms (9)

Words with the same meaning

  1. disquiet
  1. disgust
  1. fretfulness
  1. vexation
  1. mortification
  1. peevishness
  1. vex
  1. mortify
  1. chagrined

hypernyms (1)

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  1. embarrassment

same context (15)

Words that are found in similar contexts

  1. vexation
  2. dismay
  3. bewilderment
  1. perplexity
  2. exasperation
  3. annoyance
  1. displeasure
  2. distaste
  3. puzzlement
  1. loathe
  2. resentment
  3. regret
  1. contrition
  2. discouragement
  3. discomfiture

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Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Allin
  2. Atkin
  3. Begin
  4. Berlin
  5. Boleyn
  6. Bryn
  7. Chin
  8. Finn
  9. Flynn
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  11. Gwynn
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  4. Lynn
  5. Lynne
  6. Min
  7. Qin
  8. Quinn
  9. Sin
  10. Vin
  11. Winne
  12. akin
  13. been
  14. begin
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  2. bin
  3. binn
  4. brin
  5. chin
  6. din
  7. eskin
  8. fin
  9. gin
  10. ginn
  11. glyn
  12. grin
  13. gyn
  14. herein
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  14. shin
  1. sin
  2. skin
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  4. syn
  5. therein
  6. thin
  7. tin
  8. twin
  9. violin
  10. when
  11. wherein
  12. win
  13. winne
  14. within
  1. wynn
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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. shagreen
  2. mortification
  3. vexation
  1. embarrassing
  2. sigh
  3. galling
  1. chagrin
  2. disgruntle
  3. crush
  1. envy
  2. expense
  3. mortifying
  1. mortify
  2. sorrow
  3. spite

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  • myth17 If I dont come out of my GREs in flying colors, I will be in a state of Chagrin. Aug 30, 2012

  • qroqqa I am disappointed to learn that 'chagrin' = "irritation" is now believed not to come from the Turkish for "horse's bum". I do hope the OED find the old story is true when they get round to revising C. Jul 8, 2010

  • ofravens an orange cyclops-eye, scorning to look
    longer on this landscape of chagrin;
    from "Winter Landscape, With Rooks," Sylvia Plath Mar 31, 2008

  • orbitalcombustion Yes, "much to his/her" ;) Oct 5, 2007

  • oroboros Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin 'n Hobbes, lives in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Dec 14, 2006

  • andrew.simone not only heard, but used. Dec 9, 2006

  • seanahan Has any heard this word in any expression except "much to my"? Dec 2, 2006

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