chagrin
/shuh-GRIN/nounannoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated
“To his chagrin, the typo was in the headline.”
- Synonyms
- vexation, embarrassment, mortification
- Antonyms
- delight, satisfaction
- Memory hook
- chagrin: the grin you fake while wincing.
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