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English noun: chagrin | |||
| 1. | chagrin (feeling) strong feelings of embarrassment | ||
| Synonyms | humiliation, mortification | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | embarrassment | ||
English verb: chagrin | |||
| 1. | chagrin (emotion) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||
| Samples | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to chagrin Sue | ||
| Synonyms | abase, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crush, degrade, demean, demolish, disgrace, put down, smash, take down | ||
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