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: DISGRUNTLE

Disgruntle: desapontar, desagradar, descontentar, vexar

Synonyms: alien, alienate, disaffect, estrange, sour

“An employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS.”

“A crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore.”  (www.merriam-webster.com)

Word of the Day: Roil

Roil: turvar, turbar, provocar, irritar, incomodar, perturbar, vexar

Synonyms: boil, churn, moil, seethe

“Case of convicted French kidnapper roils Mexico – again”(www.latimes.com / March 20, 2012)

“Financial markets have been roiled by the banking crisis.” (www.merriam-webster.com)