Get to know Chagrin better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like humiliation or offend.
Chagrin meaning
- Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.
- A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
Synonyms of Chagrin
Using Chagrin
- The main meaning on this page is: Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification. | A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
- Useful related words include: humiliation, offend, bruise, injure.
- In the example corpus, chagrin often appears in combinations such as: chagrin of, the chagrin, his chagrin.
Context around Chagrin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chagrin
- In this selection, "chagrin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mild, slight, great, yuki, prefers and 2016 stand out and add context to how "chagrin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include to the chagrin of the and else s chagrin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chagrin" sits close to words such as aberration, aditya and af, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chagrin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Much to Google’s chagrin, 2016 didn’t go as planned. (11 words)
And, much to the chagrin of the Left, that fight continues to this day. (14 words)
Much to his chagrin, all of them tell him that he must kill Ozai. (14 words)
When a local politician razes Sathya’s slum and moves all its dwellers into dangerously shoddy high-rises, our protagonist, to his feisty mother’s great chagrin, prefers to make do meekly than fight back. (35 words)
While Qatar established diplomatic relations with Israel in the 1990s, much to the chagrin of the Saudis at the time, it has also offered unwavering support to Palestinians, especially Hamas, which controls Gaza. (33 words)
He came frighteningly close to attaining godlike power in 's story goes his way, Shang Tsung may become more powerful than ever before, much to everyone else's chagrin. (29 words)
To the chagrin of all conscientious Nigerians, however, he was merely brought to court with charges of illegal possession of arms and ammunition! (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
After getting married in 2010, much to the chagrin of Kody's other wives, immediately became the villain.
And, much to the chagrin of the Left, that fight continues to this day.
As Breer noted, though, that last part of the process has been ongoing, even if it was to the chagrin of Rodgers at points.
For years I took pride in arriving on the dot – sometimes to the mild chagrin of my host, author Robert Klose writes in an essay.
He came frighteningly close to attaining godlike power in 's story goes his way, Shang Tsung may become more powerful than ever before, much to everyone else's chagrin.
He was really incorrigible and hell-bent to continue his peculiar and wayward lifestyle, to the chagrin and frustration of his ever-caring and dotting parents.
It was his aspiration to grow it out, at times to the slight chagrin of our mother, and it was a distinct show of his developing independence.
Macron was obviously distancing France from the United States, much to the chagrin of some Europeans and Americans.
Much to his chagrin, all of them tell him that he must kill Ozai.
Much to Takaya's chagrin, Yuki and Kyo had developed and matured so much that it no longer seemed plausible that either of them would resort to violence.
Shivakumar is throwing his weight behind Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar to the chagrin of Jarkiholi.
The result was Hatchimals, and the demand was so intense that the toy sold out almost right away—much to the chagrin of numerous disappointed parents.
They have been stealing plenty of singles much to the chagrin of the Windies.
To the chagrin of all conscientious Nigerians, however, he was merely brought to court with charges of illegal possession of arms and ammunition!
We look back at the end of Dynamite with the masked men attacking Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed, much to MJF’s chagrin.
When a local politician razes Sathya’s slum and moves all its dwellers into dangerously shoddy high-rises, our protagonist, to his feisty mother’s great chagrin, prefers to make do meekly than fight back.
While Qatar established diplomatic relations with Israel in the 1990s, much to the chagrin of the Saudis at the time, it has also offered unwavering support to Palestinians, especially Hamas, which controls Gaza.
But when the crew flies to the Japanese capital, slick A&R man Taka (Ken Yamamura) takes charge, to Chabuddy G’s chagrin.
I opened this piece by narrating how the Government of Katsina state forgave and rewarded criminals who killed law-abiding citizens to the chagrin of the victims’ families.
Much to Google’s chagrin, 2016 didn’t go as planned.
Common combinations with chagrin
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- chagrin of 68×
- the chagrin 64×
- his chagrin 12×
- their chagrin 6×
- chagrin and 4×
- chagrin the 3×
- my chagrin 2×
- chagrin that 2×
- father's chagrin 2×
- chagrin she 2×