Word Nerd - Words of the week.

Chagrin n. (sh-grn)

Definition: A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event.

tr.v. cha·grined, cha·grin·ing, cha·grins

Personal Source: Noticed that David Cook used this twice already among the hundreds of interviews I watched. The meaning that I knew of chagrin was just embarassment, apparently it could also be annoyance.

"Much to Simon's chagrin, I came here as the word nerd and now I'm at a loss for words" - after being announced the winner of American Idol Season 7

"Much to my manager's chagrin, I am this close to getting a dog"

So I guess the one about the dog is more of annoyance.

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Heady adj. (hd)

Definition:
1.
a. Intoxicating or stupefying: heady liqueur.
b. Tending to upset the mind or the balance of senses: standing on a heady outcrop of rock.
c. Serving to exhilarate: the heady news of triumph.
2.
a. Impetuous and rash: a heady outburst of anger.
b. Domineering; overbearing: too heady to reason with.
3. Swift and violent; headlong: a heady current.
4. Showing intelligence and good judgment; prudent: heady tactics.
5. Suffering from a headache: a heady, throbbing feeling.

Personal Source:
"...it's equivalent to walking into church naked - just this idea that what i'm feeling is being put on public display, it's pretty heady but i think in order for..." - David Cook on MTV Buzznet interview

I am actually not sure which of the possible definitions of heady fit this statement of his!