a feeling of being disappointed or annoyed 失望;恼怒;烦恼;懊恼 To her chagrin, neither of her sons became doctors. 令她失望的是,她的两个儿子都没有当上医生。 Jon had discovered parties, wine and women, much to the chagrin of his parents. 琼恩发现了聚会、酒和女人,这让他的父母非常懊恼。
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen’, chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.