chagrin

US /ʃəˈɡrɪn/ UK /ˈʃæɡrɪn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
distress or vexation caused by disappointment or humiliation

To his chagrin, he had locked the keys inside the car.

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Synonyms

1 noun · distress or vexation caused... vexation mortification embarrassment annoyance humiliation disappointment discomfiture

Opposites

delight pleasure gratification

Word family

Derived forms chagrined

Etymology

From French chagrin ('grief, vexation'), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to chagrin ('rough leather, shagreen') in a figurative sense of something that frets or rasps.

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General Vocabulary

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# chagrin

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ʃəˈɡrɪn/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈʃæɡrɪn/

## Meanings
1. distress or vexation caused by disappointment or humiliation

## Examples
- To his chagrin, he had locked the keys inside the car.

## Synonyms
- vexation
- mortification
- embarrassment
- annoyance
- humiliation
- disappointment
- discomfiture

## Antonyms
- delight
- pleasure
- gratification

## Derived Forms
- chagrined

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: chagrin

## Etymology
From French chagrin ('grief, vexation'), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to chagrin ('rough leather, shagreen') in a figurative sense of something that frets or rasps.

## AI Etymology
Chagrin comes from French chagrin ('grief, vexation'), of uncertain origin; perhaps related to chagrin ('rough leather, shagreen') in a figurative sense of something that frets or rasps. The historical trail runs through chagrin in French. The history must be left partly open, preserving the uncertainty rather than forcing a single unsupported ancestry. Used as a noun and verb, chagrin now means "distress or vexation caused by disappointment or humiliation", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as chagrined. That uncertainty is part of the entry: the safest account is the attested form and the limited comparisons preserved with it.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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