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chagrin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. i.
To be vexed or annoyed.
--Fielding.
Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, a.
Chagrined.
--Dryden.
Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chagrined; p. pr. & vb. n. Chargrining.] [Cf. F. chagriner See Chagrin, n.] To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, n. [F., fr. chagrin shagreen, a particular kind of rough and grained leather; also a rough fishskin used for graters and files; hence (Fig.), a gnawing, corroding grief. See Shagreen.] Vexation; mortification.
I must own that I felt rather vexation and chagrin than
hope and satisfaction.
--Richard
Porson.
Hear me, and touch Belinda with chagrin.
--Pope.
Syn: Vexation; mortification; peevishness; fretfulness; disgust; disquiet.
Usage: Chagrin, Vexation, Mortification. These words
agree in the general sense of pain produced by
untoward circumstances. Vexation is a feeling of
disquietude or irritating uneasiness from numerous
causes, such as losses, disappointments, etc.
Mortification is a stronger word, and denotes that
keen sense of pain which results from wounded pride or
humiliating occurrences. Chagrin is literally the
cutting pain produced by the friction of Shagreen
leather; in its figurative sense, it varies in
meaning, denoting in its lower degrees simply a state
of vexation, and its higher degrees the keenest sense
of mortification. ``Vexation arises chiefly from our
wishes and views being crossed: mortification, from
our self-importance being hurt; chagrin, from a
mixture of the two.''
--Crabb.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, "melancholy," from French chagrin "melancholy, anxiety, vexation" (14c.), from Old North French chagreiner or Angevin dialect chagraigner "sadden," which is of unknown origin, perhaps [Gamillscheg] from Old French graignier "grieve over, be angry," from graigne "sadness, resentment, grief, vexation," from graim "sorrowful," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from a Germanic source (compare Old High German gram "angry, fierce"). But OED and other sources trace it to an identical Old French word, borrowed into English phonetically as shagreen, meaning "rough skin or hide," which is of uncertain origin, the connecting notion being "roughness, harshness." Modern sense of "feeling of irritation from disappointment" is 1716.
1660s (implied in chagrined), from chagrin (n.). Related: Chagrined; chagrining.
Wiktionary
n. distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification. vb. 1 (context transitive English) To bother or vex; to mortify. 2 (context intransitive English) To be vexed or annoyed.
WordNet
n. strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: humiliation, mortification]
v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, mortify, humble, abase]
Gazetteer
Wikipedia
Chagrin may refer to:
- Chagrin (leather), a type of rawhide consisting of rough untanned skin
- Chagrin (surname), a Hebrew-language surname
- Chagrin River, a tributary of Lake Erie
Chagrin is a Hebrew-language surname, and may refer to:
- Francis Chagrin (1905-1972), Romanian composer
- Julian Chagrin (born 1940), British-Israeli actor
- Rolanda Chagrin (born 1957), Israeli actress
Usage examples of "chagrin".
After a long, chagrined moment Alec realized he was waiting to be dismissed.
His will bequeathed his kingdom to Rome, much to the chagrin of the cousins, who promptly went to war against Rome.
In my chagrin I threw my crossbow on the ground, when suddenly the bittern fell almost at my feet, an arrow having pierced its body from wing to wing.
However, John of Salisbury relates that Louis, who had not ceased to cherish the queen with an almost boyish ardor, was surprised, chagrined, and terribly upset by the outpouring of her grievances, and at once took measures to resist her purposes.
When orders from government threw us together I was as much chagrined as you.
She glanced down quickly at her wristwatch, chagrined to see that it was nearly 7:30 P.
Swallowing his chagrin, the senior consul thanked Quintus Arrius and asked the House again to issue its Senatus Consultum Ultimum, permit him and his government to move against rebellious troops in Etruria.
Ill as I knew myself to be, I rose immediately and went to the low window and looked out for, to my great chagrin, I now remembered that Danseuse had not been stabled the previous night and had spent it tied to a post under the cold stars.
Congress had soon an opportunity of exhibiting their chagrin in a still stronger light.
As I gained my feet the therns lowered their wicked rifles, their faces distorted in mingled chagrin, consternation, and alarm.
And Gerald, watching, saw the amazing attractive goodliness of his eyes, a young, spontaneous goodness that attracted the other man infinitely, yet filled him with bitter chagrin, because he mistrusted it so much.
This functionary, however well disposed to my friend, could not altogether conceal his chagrin at the turn which affairs had taken, and was fain to indulge in a sarcasm or two, about the propriety of every person minding his own business.
Indiana, simply piqued as well as chagrined, said she was glad he was gone.
Senate through its aediles and quaestors made sure the Head Count was sold grain at a reasonable price, even if in times of shortage that meant buying expensive grain and letting it go at the same reasonable price, much to the chagrin of the Treasury.
Voyons, ce ne peut pas etre un chagrin pour toi de rester en tete a-tete avec le duc?