how to pronounce chagrin

/ʃəɡˈɹɪn/

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chagrin is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of chagrin in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… laborer much to the chagrin of his very …”

meanings of chagrin

noun:

A type of leather or skin with a rough surface.
Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification.

verb:

To bother or vex; to mortify.
To be vexed or annoyed.

adjective:

Feeling chagrin; annoyed; vexed, fretful.

chagrin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word chagrin occurs in english on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics chagrin can be related to

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