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chagrin - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'chagrin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Chagrin [ a.]
- Chagrined.
2 . Chagrin [ n.]
- Vexation; mortification.
- To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
3 . Chagrin [ v. i.]
- To be vexed or annoyed.

Meaning of 'chagrin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . chagrin [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Example in sentence:
  • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss