chagrine

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A form of chagrin — A distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, a want of appreciation, mistakes, etc.; vexation or mortification.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounchagrine (plural chagrines)

plural chagrines

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of chagrin.
verbchagrine (third-person singular simple present chagrines, present participle chagrining, simple past and past participle chagrined)

present singular third person chagrines · participle present chagrining · participle past chagrined · past chagrined

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of chagrin.
adjectivechagrine (comparative more chagrine, superlative most chagrine)

comparative more chagrine · superlative most chagrine

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of chagrin.

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chagrine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chagrine

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chagrine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chagrine.

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