chagrin
noun /ˈʃæɡrɪn/
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/
[uncountable] (formal)- a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed
- To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors.
- Jon had discovered parties, wine and women, much to the chagrin of his parents.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.