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Chagrin in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Chagrinnoun
झुंझलाहट
🗣️ klesh [/d͡ʒʱʊn.d͡ʒʱlɑː.ɦəʈ/, [d͡ʒʱʊ̃n.d͡ʒʱläː.ɦɐʈ], /ˈʃaɡ.ɹɪn/, /ʃəˈɡɹɪn/, /ʃæˈɡɹiːn/, /ʃəˈɡɹiːn/, /ʃa.ɡʁɛ̃/]
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📖 Meaning of “chagrin”

The meaning of “chagrin” in Hindi is झुंझलाहट, pronounced klesh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of chagrin

strong feelings of embarrassment

🟢 Similar words for chagrin
humiliation mortification humiliate mortify humble abase
✍️ Chagrin in a sentence
Much to my chagrin I found my son smoking.
बैठक के बाद प्रबंधक क्लेश में था।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From French chagrin (“sorrow”), from Middle French chagrin (“pain, affliction”) (compare Middle French chagriner, chagrigner (“to experience sorrow”), Old French chagrin (“painful, afflicted”)), probably derived from Old Northern French chagreiner, chagraigner (“to sadden”), of uncertain origin. Likely an enlargement of Old French greignier, graignier (“to cringe, growl, be sullen, be angry, grieve over”), from Old French graigne (“sadness, resentment, grief”), from graim (“sorrowful”), related to Old High German gram (“furious, gloomy, grieved”). The initial syllable is obscure. It may represent Old French chat (“cat”) to express the idea of "lamenting or yowling like cats" (compare German Katzenjammer (“distress, frustration, depression, chagrin”, literally “cat-wailing, cat-misery”), katzbalgen (“to cat-fight”)).
An alternative theory is that it came from a metaphorical use of French chagrin, (peau de) chagrain (“a type of roughened leather”), with the connection of roughness, though some dictionaries consider this to be a separate word derived from Old French peau de sagrin, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sağrı, “the rump of an animal, skin for tawing”). The alteration of initial s to ch is likely due to influence from chagrin meaning "sorrow".

Quick facts about “chagrin”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Chagrin
Meaning in Hindi
झुंझलाहट
Pronunciation
klesh
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
From French chagrin (“sorrow”), from Middle French chagrin (“pain, affliction”) (compare Middle French chagriner, chagrigner (“to experience sorrow”), Old French chagrin (“painful, afflicted”)), probably derived from Old Northern French chagreiner, chagraigner (“to sadden”), of uncertain origin. Likely an enlargement of Old French greignier, graignier (“to cringe, growl, be sullen, be angry, grieve over”), from Old French graigne (“sadness, resentment, grief”), from graim (“sorrowful”), related to Old High German gram (“furious, gloomy, grieved”). The initial syllable is obscure. It may represent Old French chat (“cat”) to express the idea of "lamenting or yowling like cats" (compare German Katzenjammer (“distress, frustration, depression, chagrin”, literally “cat-wailing, cat-misery”), katzbalgen (“to cat-fight”)).
An alternative theory is that it came from a metaphorical use of French chagrin, (peau de) chagrain (“a type of roughened leather”), with the connection of roughness, though some dictionaries consider this to be a separate word derived from Old French peau de sagrin, from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sağrı, “the rump of an animal, skin for tawing”). The alteration of initial s to ch is likely due to influence from chagrin meaning "sorrow".

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "chagrin" is झुंझलाहट (klesh).
In Devanagari script it is written as झुंझलाहट.
It is pronounced "klesh". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.