What is the name of the emotion that you feel when you accidentally make a mistake? Such as when you clumsily drop a bowl and it shatters? In the Simpsons, Homer says "D'oh!" when this sort of thing happens.
I don't think it's "regret", because you didn't do it on purpose. "Chagrined", perhaps? Is there a more common word for this emotion?
While I think your suggested chagrin may be most on point, you also might use
- embarrassment
- humiliation
- mortification
- discomfiture
- vexation
- discomposure
In a sense, D'oh is a sort of onomatopoetic representation of the slapping of the forehead while exclaiming, I feel like a dope!
sheepishness - showing or feeling embarrassment especially because you have done something foolish or wrong
The official term for Homer's "D'oh!" is "annoyed grunt," so strictly speaking, the adjective would be annoyed.
I admit, it doesn't really convey the emotional force of the interjection. Perhaps Homerically annoyed would be more fitting.
I would say "consternation" is a good synonym for "d'oh". It captures the embarrassment and frustration.
Chagrin is a good word or vexation . Many would say:
"I feel clumsy."
although "clumsy" is not a feeling.
How about "flustered"?
It's closest I can think of to combining an element of personal embarrassment with a flash of frustration at the situation. It implies a response with a quick onset and brief span.
Of course that's just if "d'oh" refers to something you personally precipitated. It can be used in very different contexts, e.g. sympathizing with a friend's misfortune, or just frustration at something that happened to you.
"Foolish" immediately comes to mind.
Other words with the same meaning include:
And some more informal words:
It is a concatenation/combination of "Duh" and "Oh", which should be obvious. It can be looked at as a combination of "It's obvious" and "now I get it". If you check the dictionary, the definition is: "The feeling someone has after reading the above description."
The above response is the result of 8 hours of writing Java code.
Does "d'oh!" perhaps have an element of rueful or self-reproving?
I don't think a word should be defined by the way any one character uses it. "D'oh" was used by Jimmy Finlayson in most if not all of the 33 Laurel and Hardy shorts he appeared in. His was an expression of pure exasperation. Homer's is a different, I think reflecting a certain insecurity that never burdened Finlayson.
D'ohcovers a vast range of emotions.