Word meaning
chagrin
noun · shuh-GRIN
What does chagrin mean?
Chagrin means distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Chagrin in a sentence
“To my chagrin, I'd been wearing my sweater inside out all day.”
Synonyms for chagrin
- embarrassment
- mortification
- vexation
How to remember chagrin
- Say it out loud a few times: shuh-GRIN.
- Write one sentence of your own using chagrin, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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