chagrin
noun/ˈʃæɡrɪn/
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/
[uncountable] (formal)- 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.
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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