Definition for Chagrin

chagrin, n. [Fr. chagrin, rough skin; displeasure, ill-humor; gnawing trouble.]

  1. Rue; regret; remorse; compunction.
  2. Anxiety; disconcertion; vexation; self-conscious distress.
  3. Embarrassment; social discomfort; public loss of face.

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