Chagrin
/ʃəˈɡrɪn/noun
A feeling of vexation, embarrassment, or irritation caused by disappointment or humiliation.
Did you know?Chagrin comes through French from a word meaning “rough skin,” likely linked to the idea of being rubbed raw by frustration.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to cut, scratch, or scrape”
Late Latin
Latin
*scaria / *excarinare
“to roughen or scrape; source of a later French form”
Old French
Old French
chagrin
“rough skin, shagreen; something harsh or irritating”
17th Century
French
chagrin
“grief, vexation, annoyance”
17th–18th Century
English
chagrin
“mortification, irritation, embarrassment”