CHAGRIN
Dictionary entry overview: What does chagrin mean?
• CHAGRIN (noun)
The noun CHAGRIN has 1 sense:
1. strong feelings of embarrassment
Familiarity information: CHAGRIN used as a noun is very rare.
• CHAGRIN (verb)
The verb CHAGRIN has 1 sense:
1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Familiarity information: CHAGRIN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CHAGRIN (noun)
Meaning:
Strong feelings of embarrassment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
chagrin; mortification; humiliation
Hypernyms ("chagrin" is a kind of...):
embarrassment (the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public)
• CHAGRIN (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
abase; chagrin; humiliate; humble; mortify
Context example:
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Hypernyms (to "chagrin" is one way to...):
bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound (hurt the feelings of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chagrin"):
crush; demolish; smash (humiliate or depress completely)
degrade; demean; disgrace; put down; take down (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to chagrin Sue
