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Noun: chagrin  shu'grin
  1. Strong feelings of embarrassment
    - humiliation, mortification
Verb: chagrin  shu'grin
  1. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    "He chagrined his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
    - humiliate, mortify, humble, abase

Derived forms: chagrined, chagrining, chagrins

Type of: bruise, embarrassment, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

Encyclopedia: Chagrin