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CHAGRIN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strong feelings of embarrassment

Synonyms:

chagrin; humiliation; mortification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("chagrin" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

chagrin (cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

Example:

He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

Synonyms:

abase; chagrin; humble; humiliate; mortify

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

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; 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

Derivation:

chagrin (strong feelings of embarrassment)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The chagrin Wolf Larsen felt from being ignored by Maud Brewster and me in the conversation at table had to express itself in some fashion, and it fell to Thomas Mugridge to be the victim.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Sherlock Holmes looked deeply chagrined.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)