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# chagrin

noun (no plural)

«chagrin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Chagrin is a feeling of being annoyed and disappointed because something has not gone the way you wanted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chagrin/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a sour feeling when a plan or hope fails; often used with «to his great chagrin»

### Examples

- To his great chagrin, he could find no fault with her. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chagrin/#x1)
- She hid her chagrin when she lost the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chagrin/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chagrin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chagrin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chagrin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chagrin.html) on Mova free.