chagrin
chagrin
[ˈʃagrɪn, ʃəˈgrɪn]
noun
[ˈʃagrɪn, ʃəˈgrɪn]
noun
- [mass noun]annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated
（因失败或被羞辱而）恼怒，懊恼，懊丧
to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen.
令我恼怒的是，哪里都找不到他了。
- (be chagrined)feel distressed or humiliated
使懊恼，使苦恼；使受屈辱
- mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'melancholy'): from French chagrin (noun), literally 'rough skin, shagreen', chagriner (verb), of unknown origin
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