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Chagrin

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Noun

1. chagrin, humiliation, mortification

strong feelings of embarrassment

Verb

2. abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Example Sentences:
'He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chagrin

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noun
1. 
a feeling of annoyance or mortification
verb (transitive)
2. 
to embarrass and annoy; mortify

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Chagrin

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noun
1. 
a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance because one has failed or been disappointed; mortification
verb transitiveWord forms: chaˈgrined or chaˈgrining
2. 
to cause to feel chagrin; embarrass and annoy; mortify
usually in the passive voice

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Chagrin

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n.
A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event: To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.
tr.v. cha·grined, cha·grin·ing, cha·grins
To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit: He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book. See Synonyms at embarrass.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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