noun
- a feeling of disappointment, embarrassment, or annoyance caused by failure or a humiliating experience
verb
- to cause someone to feel disappointed, embarrassed, or annoyed
Usage: often used in passive voice
Examples
- To his chagrin, he forgot his lines during the school play.
- She felt deep chagrin when her mistake was announced publicly.
- Much to my chagrin, I arrived at the party wearing the same dress as the host.
- The team’s poor performance was a source of chagrin for their coach.
- He was chagrined to discover he had been pronouncing the word incorrectly.
- The student was chagrined by her low test score.
- To everyone’s chagrin, the picnic was canceled due to rain.