German word Katzenjammer, “a hangover from drinking.” The word probably derives originally from a Germanic word, gram, meaning “sorrow, trouble.” Chagrin is first recorded in English in 1656 in the now obsolete sense “anxiety, melancholy.” Synonyms: noun: annoyance, embarrassment, humiliation, dissatisfaction, disquiet, displeasure, frustration, mortification, discomfiture, vexation, discomposure verb: annoy, embarrass,