chagrin

/ʃəˈgrɪn/

/ʃəˈgrɪn/

Other forms: chagrined; chagrins; chagrinned; chagrining

Chagrin is a noun that represents an emotion or feeling and it's an uncomfortable one. If you feel chagrin, it means that you are embarrassed or distressed as a result of a failure.

The word chagrin, a noun, comes from the French word of the same spelling and means "melancholy, anxiety, vexation." An odd fact about the word in English is that it had been thought to be related to another, similar-sounding word, shagreen, "rough, untanned leather." When one mistakes one word as a relative of another, it's called "false etymology."

Definitions of chagrin

1. noun

   strong feelings of embarrassment
   synonyms: humiliation, mortification

   type of:

   embarrassment

   the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public
2. noun

   a feeling of annoyance or distress due to disappointment or failure
   type of:

   disappointment, letdown

   a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
3. verb

   cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
   synonyms: abase, humble, humiliate, mortify

   types:

   crush, demolish, smash

   humiliate or depress completely

   degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down

   reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

   reduce

   lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

   dehumanise, dehumanize

   deprive of human qualities

   type of:

   bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

   hurt the feelings of