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Definition of chagrin noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chagrin

noun
 
/ˈʃæɡrɪn/
 
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
    • to somebody's chagrin To my chagrin, nobody wanted to hear me sing.
    • Jon loves to play the trumpet, much to the chagrin of his neighbours.
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.
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