CHAGRIN DEFINITIONS - 14 definitions found
chagrin n 1: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, humiliation, mortification] v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase] chagrin arching chagrin 1656, "melancholy," from Fr., from O.Fr. "grief, vexation," possibly from O.N.Fr. graignier "to sorrow," from graim "sorrowful," from Frank. *gram. Modern sense is 1716. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) chagrin I. noun Etymology: French, from chagrin sad Date: circa 1681 disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure II. transitive verb (chagrined; chagrining) Date: 1733 to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating <he was chagrined to learn that his help was not needed> Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary chagrin Chagrin is a feeling of disappointment, upset, or annoyance, perhaps because of your own failure. (FORMAL, WRITTEN) One of the first things we did when we moved in, to the chagrin of the architect, was to replace the leaded windows. N-UNCOUNT: usu with poss English Explanatory Dictionary chagrin n. & v. --n. acute vexation or mortification. --v.tr. affect with chagrin. [F chagrin(er), of uncert. orig.] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. i. To be vexed or annoyed. --Fielding. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, a. Chagrined. --Dryden. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms chagrin I. n. Mortification, vexation, annoyance, displease, disquiet, ill-humor. II. v. a. Mortify, vex, irritate, chafe, annoy, displease, provoke, put out of temper. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 23 Moby Thesaurus words for "chagrin": abash, abashment, cast down, confound, confuse, confusion, discomfit, discomfiture, discompose, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertion, disconcertment, discountenance, distress, disturbance, embarrass, embarrassment, mortification, mortify, put out, throw into confusion, upset |
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