First Known Use: circa 1681
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1chagrin
noun cha·grin \shə-ˈgrin\
: a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment
Full Definition of CHAGRIN
: disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
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Examples of CHAGRIN
- As many a woman has learned to her chagrin, pathological liars are brilliant at deception. —Katha Pollitt, Nation, 16 June 2003
- In World War I, to his chagrin, Eisenhower again found himself on the sidelines, performing training duties stateside while Pershing, MacArthur, and Patton earned their battle ribbons. —U.S. News & World Report, 16 Mar. 1998
- In 1628, to the chagrin of Governor William Bradford, the Pilgrims erected an 80-foot Maypole, danced around it, drank beer, and sang. —E. C. Krupp, Sky & Telescope, May 1994
- Imagine my chagrin when a whiz kid from Dayton made all A's in the first quarter while I made two B's and a C+. —John Hope Franklin, Race and History, 1989
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Origin of CHAGRIN
French, from chagrin sad
Rhymes with CHAGRIN
add-in, again, akin, all-in, backspin, bearskin, begin, Benin, blow in, Boleyn, bowfin, break-in, bring in, buckskin, build in, built-in, burn-in, butt in, calfskin, call in, call-in, capeskin, cash in, cave-in, check in, check-in, chime in, chip in, clothespin, come in, coonskin, crankpin, cut in, deerskin, dig in, doeskin, do in, draw in, drive-in, drop in, duckpin, dustbin, edge in, fade-in, fall in, fill in, fill-in, foreskin, Fuxin, get in, give in, goatskin, go in, Guilin, hairpin, hand in, hang in, Harbin, has-been, headpin, herein, horn in, Jilin, kick in, kidskin, kingpin, lambskin, lay in, lead-in, lie-in, linchpin, live-in, lived-in, lobe-fin, locked-in, log in, look-in, love-in, moleskin, move in, munchkin, Nankin, ninepin, no-win, oilskin, phone-in, pigskin, pinyin, pitch in, plug-in, plugged-in, pull in, punch in, pushpin, put in, rub in, ruin, run in, run-in, saimin, scarfpin, scarfskin, sealskin, send in, set in, sharkskin, shear pin, sheepskin, shoo-in, shut-in, sidespin, sign in, sit-in, sleep in, sleep-in, sloe gin, snakeskin, sock in, stand in, stand-in, step in, stickpin, suck in, swanskin, swear in, swim fin, tail fin, tailspin, take in, tap-in, teach-in, tenpin, therein, tholepin, threadfin, throw in, tie-in, tiepin, tip-in, toe-in, Tonkin, topspin, trade in, trade-in, tune in, tuned-in, Turin, turn in, unpin, walk-in, wear thin, weigh in, wherein, whip in, wineskin, win-win, within, woolskin, work in, wrist pin, write-in, Yeltsin
2chagrin
verb cha·grin \shə-ˈgrin\
cha·grined \-ˈgrind\ cha·grin·ing \-ˈgri-niŋ\
Definition of CHAGRIN
transitive verb
: to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating <he was chagrined to learn that his help was not needed>
Origin of CHAGRIN
(see 1chagrin)
First Known Use: 1733
CHAGRIN[1] Defined for Kids
chagrin
noun cha·grin \shə-ˈgrin\
Definition of CHAGRIN for Kids
: a feeling of being annoyed by failure or disappointment <… curiosity soon overcame any chagrin he felt at not being allowed to pass the doorway. — Brian Jacques, Redwall>
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