as in disappointment
a feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure especially to meet expectations
The fact that he'd been unable to attend the wedding was a source of chagrin for Ted.
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Recent Examples of chagrin
Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Adelman watched each game from his Portland home, often turning down the volume to mute the announcers, much to the chagrin of his wife, Mary Kay.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
The airline recently announced an end to its very popular free baggage check policy, much to customers’ chagrin.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
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Noun
Homeownership feels increasingly out of reach for many Americans, but not for this group of creatures, which slithered into an uninhabited home in Arkansas, much to the chagrin of the realtor trying to sell it.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 5 June 2026
Adelman watched each game from his Portland home, often turning down the volume to mute the announcers, much to the chagrin of his wife, Mary Kay.
—Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Verb
Fan’s performance appears to have chagrined at least one local government.
—Chris Lau, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
The airline recently announced an end to its very popular free baggage check policy, much to customers’ chagrin.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrin
Noun
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For some advocacy groups, this latest attempt came as a huge disappointment.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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And to keep fighting to fulfill the promise of this nation, even in the face of cruelty and bitter disappointment.—
Sara Tenenbaum,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Some users were distressed last year after OpenAI made changes that made the bot less people-pleasing.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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And so, hounded by creditors and distressed by mounting debts, the remaining family had to leave their formerly genteel surroundings for the gritty, unsentimental shadows of the Yoshiwara.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Kiley left the Republican Party earlier this year, citing frustration with partisanship.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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In Ghana, there also remains frustration at the old FIFA rules which dictated that once a player had represented a country at youth level, he was bound to it forever.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Verb
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House of the Dragon’s season-three premiere upsets the conventional wisdom.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Both were made to sit outside the gates, deeply upsetting the family who mourned within.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Verb
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Still, the boy was disconcerted during his first sessions in early June, said his mother, Tricia LaBrasca.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Part of the answer—only part, but part of that answer—takes us to a disconcerting fact about the government of the United States right now, about the Trump administration and President Trump.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Tehran has made the unfreezing of its assets a key demand in talks, hoping for relief months after unrest that was fueled in part by economic dissatisfaction.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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Body dissatisfaction, then, may not be solely located in the individual body or psyche.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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But many Spotify users voiced displeasure at the change-up, with some complaining that the disco ball looked pixelated on a small phone screen and, generally, was visually displeasing.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
12 June 2026
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Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
4 June 2026
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