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chagrined Definition


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chagrin
noun
    1. Acute annoyance or disappointment.
      Thesaurus: mortification, dismay, embarrassment, discomposure, humiliation, exasperation, irritation, annoyance, indignation, vexation, bother, unhappiness, mortification, despair; Antonym: delight, pleasure.
verb
    chagrined, chagrining
    1. To annoy or embarrass someone.
Etymology: 18c in this sense; 17c in obsolete sense ‘shagreen': French.



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