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Meanings of chagrin in English

Catalan
pena
Spanish
humillación

Strong feelings of embarrassment.

        pena
        Portuguese
        humilhar-se
        Catalan
        apocar
        Spanish
        humillar

        Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.

              humilhar-se
              Usage of chagrin in English
              1
              And much to her chagrin, Alice saw Jim walk right past Charlotte.
              Johnny angel
              2
              She bit her lip in the intensity of her chagrin and shame.
              St. Martin's Summer
              3
              A few minutes later Deanna stared at the empty plate with chagrin.
              Sean's reckoning
              4
              In the mean time, his chagrin was appeased by a new project.
              Life of George Washington — Volume 01
              5
              To the mortification and chagrin of his brothers, Washington declined the position.
              Washington Irving
              6
              The chagrin over the U-2 shootdown gave way to a murderous anger.
              Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
              7
              He had a boyish voice, and his chagrin showed plainly in it.
              The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
              8
              The reflection gave me more chagrin than the whistle gave me pleasure.
              On The Art of Reading
              9
              To my chagrin, there was none; I had swept them all out.
              Botchan (Master Darling)
              10
              As Mrs. Jenkins came in, chagrin and indignation showed on her face.
              Tramping on Life / An Autobiographical Narrative
              11
              He could picture her chagrin, and again anathematised Grell in his thoughts.
              The Grell Mystery
              12
              Simon MacTaggart went out possessed by the devils of hatred and chagrin.
              Doom Castle
              13
              The major then turned back to Theo with a look of chagrin.
              The curse of deadman's forest
              14
              Judith had not betrayed her chagrin by the least change of countenance.
              Judith of the Plains
              15
              These consolatory considerations softened my chagrin at the contemplation of my height.
              The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 / A Magaz...
              16
              Fernando was stunned by the information, and filled with mortification and chagrin.
              Sustained honor: The Age of Liberty Established
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