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Definition of Chagrin
1. Verb. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. "The performance is likely to chagrin Sue"; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
Exact synonyms: Abase, Humble, Humiliate, Mortify
Generic synonyms: Bruise, Hurt, Injure, Offend, Spite, Wound
Specialized synonyms: Crush, Demolish, Smash, Degrade, Demean, Disgrace, Put Down, Take Down
Derivative terms: Abasement, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Mortification, Mortification
Generic synonyms: Bruise, Hurt, Injure, Offend, Spite, Wound
Specialized synonyms: Crush, Demolish, Smash, Degrade, Demean, Disgrace, Put Down, Take Down
Derivative terms: Abasement, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Humiliation, Mortification, Mortification
2. Noun. Strong feelings of embarrassment.
Exact synonyms: Humiliation, Mortification
Generic synonyms: Embarrassment
Derivative terms: Humiliate, Mortify
Generic synonyms: Embarrassment
Derivative terms: Humiliate, Mortify
Definition of Chagrin
1. n. Vexation; mortification.
2. v. t. To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined.
3. v. i. To be vexed or annoyed.
4. a. Chagrined.
Definition of Chagrin
1. Noun. Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification. ¹
2. Noun. A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.(R:OED Online) ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To bother or vex; to mortify. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chagrin
1. to humiliate [v -GRINED, -GRINING, -GRINS or -GRINNED, -GRINNING, -GRINS] - See also: humiliate
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