Word of the day: Chagrin

Chagrin: mortificação, pesar, vexação, humilhação, desapontamento, mortificar, vexar, enfadar, afligir

Synonyms: humiliation, mortification, vexation, irritation, disappointment, embarrassment, sorrow, annoyance

“The fact that he'd been unable to attend the funeral was a source of chagrin for Ted.”

“She had gained five pounds over the winter, much to her chagrin.”

“He decided to get a tattoo, to the chagrin of his parents.”    (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the day: Fret

Fret:  lamúria, choradeira, preocupação, inquietação. aborrecimento.  atrito, afligir(-se), irritar(-se), atormentar(-se), roer, corroer

Synonyms: ablate, yelp, abrase, achievement, afflict, wreath, agitate, worry

“Television companies fret over competition.”

Newsweek, December 09, 2010