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chagrined

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verb

past tense of chagrin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrined
Adjective
  • Even after the misunderstanding, Herrera didn't appear to be upset.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Kim was upset, especially when the hamster unexpectedly died shortly after.
    Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Evidently, the result displeased Kinahan’s syndicate, which seemed to have expected the horse to lose.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • From a religious perspective, King Edward IV passed these laws on the grounds that God was displeased by anything other than modest clothing – for the lower classes, anyway.
    Michael Watson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Millerites, as Miller’s followers came to be called, were inevitably dismayed when the window came and went without biblical incident, a collective reaction known as the Great Disappointment.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the fallout, Allen appeared more dismayed than angry at Hollywood’s reaction.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Dolfans have literally suffered this season -- been disappointed and even angered by it.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Boeing said it was disappointed by the result and noted the vote had been a close one.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There was a period though where I was mortified to walk in a room or be at a party.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • When Gabriel gets his first paycheck, he’s mortified to see the tax and social security deductions.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So what exactly got the studio so hot and bothered?
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
  • His heart was racing, his breathing distressed.
    Paul Sisson, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There was this huge peak between 2000 and about 2018 where there was a decentralized anti-Fascist movement that’s responsible for Richard Spencer going home, for Matthew Heimbach being humiliated.
    Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • LaBella alleges that she was traumatized and humiliated by the experience.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Chagrined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrined. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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