CHAGRINED Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in upset

formal frustrated or annoyed; feeling chagrin They were chagrined to find no more rooms were available at the hotel.

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chagrined

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verb

past tense of chagrin

as in displeased

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as in disconcerted

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Adjective

Then Greyson mentions that things at school aren’t great and the kids are mean to him, and Jenn gets even more upset.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
But even taken at face value, many appear upset at the disregard of rest.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 July 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

McDonald’s was not displeased with Needham’s creative work, but Schrage and his colleagues had felt that the chain needed more in-depth account supervision and overall marketing help.

— Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court.

— Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of displeased

Verb

Netflix shares fell more than 8% in after-hours trading Thursday as the company’s earnings forecast disappointed investors.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 July 2026
There are multiple factors at play, but the triggers included earnings calls from chipmaker TSMC and Netflix, which both disappointed traders.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of disappointed

Verb

The episode concludes with Rhaenyra looking completely mortified at the idea of having to explain to Alicent what happened, since Alicent had set Rhaenyra up to take King’s Landing and thus the Iron Throne from Alicent’s son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) — but hadn’t expected this.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 June 2026
But she was mortified when a crime website posted her mug shot.

— Clare Amari, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of mortified

Adjective

Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 May 2026

Definition of bothered

Verb

Jeffrey Tam, a lawyer for nine residents of the Wang Fuk Court, noted some residents decided to give evidence despite being distressed by the tragedy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
The judges looked on in horror, with Mel B visibly distressed over the fate of her keepsake.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Definition of distressed

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