"au grand désespoir" meaning in Français

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Preposition

IPA: \o ɡʁɑ̃ de.zɛs.pwaʁ\
  1. Causant une extrême affliction.
    Sense id: fr-au_grand_désespoir-fr-prep-DOter9~T Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: au grand dam

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    "(XIXᵉ siècle) Composée de au, grand et désespoir."
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          "ref": "DanyLeclair, Le Saint-Christophe, Québec Amérique, 2012",
          "text": "Avait-il vraiment été champion provincial de billard comme il l’affirmait à ses adversaires chaque fois qu’il m’entraînait, au grand désespoir de ma grand-mère, dans le sous-sol enfumé […]"
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