chagrin
Use Chagrin in a sentence
noun
1.
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
verb (used with object)
2.
to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.
3.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To chagrin
Collins
World English Dictionary
chagrin (ˈʃæɡrɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a feeling of annoyance or mortification |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to embarrass and annoy; mortify |
| [C17: from French chagrin, chagriner, of unknown origin] | |
| 'chagrined | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Chagrin
is an SAT word you need to know.
So is censure. Does it mean:
| strong or vehement expression of disapproval; an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members |
| Hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused: lacking clear defined form: a nebulous recollection of the meeting; a nebulous distinction between pride and conceit. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
chagrin
1656, "melancholy," from Fr. (15c.), via Angevin dial. chagraigner "sadden" from O.Fr. graignier "grief, vexation," from graim "sorrowful," from a Gmc. source, perhaps Frank. *gram (cf. O.H.G. gram "angry, fierce"). Modern sense is 1716.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
The real action, much to their chagrin, takes place elsewhere.
Matching Quote
Nearby Words
Synonyms
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
