Definition of "chagrin" []

• 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. (noun)
• To cause to feel chagrin; mortify or discomfit: He was chagrined at the poor sales of his book. See Synonyms at embarrass. (verb-transitive)

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• "Sol Witberg would have bitten his bruised and swollen lip in chagrin, had it not hurt so much."
• "Federer, much to his chagrin, is in perfect position to make that comparison."
• ""It would have been too much to see those Groucho Marx eyebrows knitted together in chagrin as Clint strode past them to the podium once more.""