英语词汇“chagrin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Chagrin is a noun that represents an emotion or feeling and it's an uncomfortable one. If you feel chagrin, it means that you are embarrassed or distressed as a result of a failure.

The word chagrin, a noun, comes from the French word of the same spelling and means "melancholy, anxiety, vexation." An odd fact about the word in English is that it had been thought to be related to another, similar-sounding word, shagreen, "an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc." When one mistakes one word as a relative of another, it's called "false etymology."

WORD FAMILY

chagrin: chagrined, chagrining, chagrinned, chagrins

USAGE EXAMPLES

To his father’s chagrin, Allen decided to return to Alabama for his senior season.

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

Candidate Trump lavished praise on the former KGB intelligence officer, to the chagrin of Republicans and Democrats.

Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016)

He looks back at the beginning of his own work life with chagrin.

Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016)

1n strong feelings of embarrassment

Syn|Hyper

humiliation, mortification

embarrassment

the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

2v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

abase, humble, humiliate, mortify

crush, demolish, smash

humiliate or depress completely

degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

reduce

lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

dehumanise, dehumanize

deprive of human qualities

bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

hurt the feelings of

单词	chagrin
释义	chagrin (once / 1222 pages) nv Chagrin is a noun that represents an emotion or feeling and it's an uncomfortable one. If you feel chagrin, it means that you are embarrassed or distressed as a result of a failure. The word chagrin, a noun, comes from the French word of the same spelling and means "melancholy, anxiety, vexation." An odd fact about the word in English is that it had been thought to be related to another, similar-sounding word, shagreen, "an untanned leather with a granular surface, prepared from the hide of a horse, shark, seal, etc." When one mistakes one word as a relative of another, it's called "false etymology." WORD FAMILY chagrin: chagrined, chagrining, chagrinned, chagrins USAGE EXAMPLES To his father’s chagrin, Allen decided to return to Alabama for his senior season. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Candidate Trump lavished praise on the former KGB intelligence officer, to the chagrin of Republicans and Democrats. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) He looks back at the beginning of his own work life with chagrin. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1n strong feelings of embarrassment Syn\|Hyper humiliation, mortification embarrassment the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public 2v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper abase, humble, humiliate, mortify crush, demolish, smash humiliate or depress completely degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down reduce in worth or character, usually verbally reduce lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation dehumanise, dehumanize deprive of human qualities bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound hurt the feelings of
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