Saturday, June 2, 2012

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Today's Word "chagrin"
Acute vexation or annoyance
chagrin \shuh-GRIN\ (noun) - Acute vexation, annoyance, or embarrassment, arising from disappointment or failure.

(transitive verb) - To unsettle or vex by disappointment or humiliation; to mortify.

"Chagrined to find that her current boyfriend has become best pals with her ex-boyfriend Bill, Jeanette went and talked to him about it."

Chagrin is from the French, from chagrin, "sad."

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