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chagrin
Meaning: a feeling of distress or embarrassment caused by failure or disappointment
chagrin in a sentence
How chagrin is used in real sentences:
To his chagrin, he realized he had given the entire presentation with spinach in his teeth.
Much to his chagrin, the waiter announced that the kitchen had run out of his favorite dish.
“To Chen's chagrin, the first full-scale antenna still opened unevenly in vacuum, forcing another redesign.”
— from the passage The Returning Hinge
“To Voss's chagrin, her notes praised courtroom order but barely mentioned that contradiction.”
— from the passage The Weight of Fifteen Years
“When the original draft reached the council, Seldo's confidence collapsed; to his chagrin, even his allies refused to defend the fabrication.”
— from the passage The Varen Customs Crisis
Also read it in: The Empty Chair
Synonyms for chagrin
Other words for chagrin — embarrassment, mortification and vexation — carry the same meaning.
- embarrassment
- mortification
- vexation
Antonyms of chagrin
Words that mean the opposite of chagrin:
- pride
- satisfaction
Where it comes from
From French chagrin 'sorrow, roughness'
Memory hook
CHA-GRIN — you GRIN awkwardly to hide your embarrassment (chagrin).