mass noun
- annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated(因失败或被羞辱而)恼怒, 懊恼, 懊丧:
to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen.
令我恼怒的是, 哪里都找不到他了。
verb
be chagrined
- feel distressed or humiliated使懊恼, 使苦恼; 使受屈辱。
词源
mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'melancholy'): from French chagrin (noun), literally 'rough skin, shagreen', chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.