1. causing someone to feel annoyed, disappointed, or embarrassed
Usage: present participle of 'chagrin'; often used in passive voice or as a participle adjective

1. causing or characterized by annoyance, disappointment, or embarrassment
Usage: used attributively or predicatively to describe something that causes chagrin

Examples

• It was chagrining to discover that she had won the award instead of me.
• The chagrining loss in the final seconds left the team devastated.
• He found it chagrining to admit he had made such a careless mistake.
• The chagrining truth was that nobody had remembered her birthday.
• She was chagrined by the chagrining remarks made about her presentation.
• It proved chagrining to learn that the event had been cancelled without notice.
• The chagrining delay meant they would miss their connection.