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Words derived from the names of parts of the body

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chagrin
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PRONUNCIATION:

(shuh-GRIN)

MEANING:

noun: Distress caused by disappointment or humiliation.
verb tr., intr.: To feel or cause to feel chagrined.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French chagrin (sad, sorry, shagreen: rough skin). Earliest documented use: 1656.

USAGE:

“To his chagrin she was flirted on constantly.”
Frans Welman; Oblivion in Progress; Bangkok Books; 2017.

See more usage examples of chagrin in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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