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chagrin1 nounchagrin2 verb chagrinchag‧rin1 /ˈʃæɡrɪn $ ʃəˈɡrɪn/ noun [uncountable]  chagrin1Origin: 1700-1800 French chagrin ‘sad’ - For Crespi, getting lost in natural space led to a moment of chagrin followed by an act of substitution.
- She could sympathize with his chagrin but it was hardly enough to keep him awake at night.
- She glanced round, spotting Terry Lewis on the outer fringes of their circle, an expression of chagrin on his face.
- The company will probably discover, to its chagrin, that it cuts both ways.
- The right is hereditary but I've done nothing about it, slightly to my father's chagrin.
- To his chagrin, only a small crowd turned out to watch him.
- To his senior executives' chagrin, Mr McGovern always flies economy class and is proud of it.
- To the chagrin of congressional leaders, his policy proposals were prepared in secret without consultation with them.
annoyance and disappointment because something has not happened the way you hopedto somebody’s chagrin Much to her chagrin, I got the job. |