What does the word chagrin mean?
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Disappointment and wounded pride; mortification.
Part of speech: verb transitive
Part of speech: noun
Usage examples for chagrin
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The hardest thing for you to bear, is the chagrin of that young woman who is as a daughter to you. – The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters by George Sand, Gustave Flaubert Translated by A.L. McKensie
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I had naturally assumed that they would return with Tars Tarkas the same way that they had come, which would have carried them away from me; but, to my chagrin, they wheeled directly in my direction as they left the room. – The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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For blame was the general note, blame and chagrin. – Witness For The Defence by A.E.W. Mason