Definition of: chagrin

(shə·grin′) noun
Distress or vexation caused by disappointment, failure, or wounded pride; mortification.
—v.t. To humiliate; mortify: used in the passive. [<F. See SHAGREEN.] Synonyms (noun): confusion, disappointment, discomposure, dismay, humiliation, mortification, shame, vexation. Chagrin unites disappointment with some degree of humiliation. A rainy day may bring disappointment; needless failure in some enterprise brings chagrin. Shame involves the consciousness of fault, guilt, or impropriety; chagrin of failure of judgment, or harm to reputation. A consciousness that one has displayed his own ignorance will cause him mortification; if there was a design to deceive, the exposure will cover him with shame. Compare ABASH. Antonyms: delight, exultation, glory, rejoicing, triumph.