 chagrin |
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| 1. | [ noun ] strong feelings of embarrassment | |
| Synonyms: | humiliation mortification | |
| Related terms: | embarrassment humiliate | |
| 2. | [ verb ] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | |
| Synonyms: | humiliate humble abase mortify | |
| Examples: | "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
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| Related terms: | hurt degrade crush humiliation humiliation humiliation | |
| Similar spelling: |
chagrined Chickering |
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