chagrin
2 synonyms and 3 antonyms for chagrin, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A feeling of embarrassment or disappointment when a plan fails or something is not valued.
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Etymology
From French chagrin (“sorrow”), from Middle French chagrin (“pain, affliction”) (compare Middle French chagriner, chagrigner (“to experience sorrow”), Old French chagrin (“painful, afflicted”)), probably derived from Old Northern French chagreiner, chagraigner (“to sadden”), of uncertain origin. Likely an enlargement o...
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