The second the result comes out and it is not the one you were counting on. First a dull drop, then a flash of anger, and then the awkward thought that other people just watched it happen.

可以想成結果揭曉的那一秒:你本來以為穩了,結果沒有。心裡先是一悶,接著有點火,然後又想到旁邊還有人看著。chagrin 就是這三樣東西混在一起的那股感覺,中文最接近的說法是「懊惱」。它不是傷心,也不是後悔——它是「事情沒照我希望的走」的那一悶,而且往往還要當場裝沒事。

From the word’s history

Borrowed from French chagrin, sorrow, from Middle French chagrin, pain or affliction. The older source is uncertain; one line links it to Old French graigne, grief or resentment.

借自法文 chagrin(悲傷、苦惱),更早的中古法文形式指「痛苦、折磨」。再往上的來源並不確定,有一說跟古法文 graigne(怨、悲)有關。從這條線看得出來,英文把一個很大的「不痛快」收窄成了一種很具體的東西:事與願違的那種懊惱。

Wiktionary, "chagrin"

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事與願違的那股悶

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annoyed disappointment · noun

The mixed feeling of being annoyed and let down when something turns out badly for you, especially when it also makes you look foolish in front of other people.

懊惱(又氣又失望)