chagrining
Inducing acute discomfort
Chagrining is causing someone distress or embarrassment through disappointment or humiliation.
The word carries a sense of wounded pride—not mere sadness but the sting of failing to meet expectations: It was chagrining to learn I hadn't been invited.
The less common spelling is chagrinning.
Causing painful embarrassment
- mortifyingCausing acute embarrassment
- shamingCausing feelings of disgrace
- discomfitingCausing embarrassment or unease
- abashingCausing acute embarrassment
flustering · disconcerting · discomposing · unsettling · rattling · unnerving · crestfallen · red-faced
Causing loss of confidence
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- letdownFailure to satisfy expectations
anticlimax · frustrating · discouraging · dashing · crushing · crestfallen · downcast · dejecting
Causing mild torment
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- gallingIntensely annoying or humiliating
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
aggravating · nettling · rankling · riling · provoking · piquing · miffing · displeasing
humiliating
Causing painful embarrassment
- mortifyingCausing acute embarrassment
- shamingCausing feelings of disgrace
- discomfitingCausing embarrassment or unease
abashing · flustering · disconcerting · discomposing · unsettling · rattling · unnerving · crestfallen · red-faced · sheepish
dismaying
Causing loss of confidence
- dishearteningCausing loss of hope
- dispiritingCausing loss of enthusiasm
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
letdown · anticlimax · frustrating · discouraging · dashing · crushing · crestfallen · downcast · dejecting · rueful
vexing
Causing mild torment
- irritatingCausing mild frustration
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- gallingIntensely annoying or humiliating
irksome · aggravating · nettling · rankling · riling · provoking · piquing · miffing · displeasing · bothering
chagriningdelighting
Giving intense pleasure
encouraging · pleasing · gratifying · heartening · cheering
chagriningvalidating
Confirming truth or accuracy
affirming · flattering · honoring · emboldening · empowering