Feeling upset, embarrassed, or disappointed because something did not go as expected.
From the French 'chagrin,' which originally meant 'grief' or 'sorrow,' possibly derived from Turkish 'sagri' (rough, harsh) or Persian origins. The English word shifted to mean the specific emotion of disappointed embarrassment.
The emotional journey of 'chagrin' is fascinating—it started as deep sorrow in French, then became that very specific modern feeling of being annoyed and embarrassed at once, perfectly capturing what you feel when you mess up in front of people.
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