chagrin in English dictionary

  • chagrin

    Meanings and definitions of "chagrin"

    • 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.
    • (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify.
    • noun
      Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
    • noun
      A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.“chagrin” in OED Online, Oxford University Press, 1989.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To bother or vex; to mortify.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be vexed or annoyed.
    • distress from failure; vexation or mortification
    • bother or vex; to mortify
    • noun
      strong feelings of embarrassment
    • verb
      cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

    Synonyms of "chagrin" in English dictionary

    hurt, offend, injure are the top synonyms of "chagrin" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of chagrin

    • chagrin ( uncountable)
    • chagrin ( third-person singular simple present chagrins, present participle chagrining, simple past and past participle chagrined)
    • chagrin (countable and uncountable, plural chagrins)
    • chagrin (third-person singular simple present chagrins, present participle chagrining, simple past and past participle chagrined)

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