chagrin
IPA: ʃʌgrˈɪn
noun
- Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
- A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
verb
- (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
- (reflexive, obsolete, rare) To be vexed or annoyed.
adjective
- (obsolete) Feeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretful.
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Examples of "chagrin" in Sentences
- They were understandably chagrined at the news.
- I BET with every Wind that blew, till Nature in chagrin
- He rushes to the exhibition at The Met, to the chagrin of Gwen.
- Barlow left the band in 2003, much to the chagrin of many fans.
- However, it destroys the banister, much to the Verger's chagrin.
- Colleen and Lacey were spared, to the apparent chagrin of the Red Team.
- Friendship blossoms between the two, much to the chagrin of his mother.
- In 1990, the name was changed to Snickers to the chagrin of many people.
- It also contains the headwaters of both the Chagrin and Cuyahoga rivers.
- Holmes once more solves the puzzle to the chagrin of Inspector Lestrade.
- Assigned to replace the late Crick, much to the chagrin of his new crewmates.
- Federer, much to his chagrin, is in perfect position to make that comparison.
- Sol Witberg would have bitten his bruised and swollen lip in chagrin, had it not hurt so much.
- "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."
- 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.
- 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.