US /ʃəˈɡrɪn/ UK /ˈʃæɡrɪn/
noun verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    distress or vexation caused by disappointment or humiliation

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

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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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