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chagrined

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verb

past tense of chagrin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrined
Adjective
  • There have been some instances, however, when an upset crayfish comes home from a hard day of crayfishing only to have to kick out a frog and cap the burrow.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, for an AI that claims someone is going into something bad, but the AI has computationally misjudged the circumstance, users are bound to howl and get upset with the AI and the AI maker.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.
    Rachael Dziaba, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Increasingly dismayed, Dudek hatched a plan that seemed to embody his mix of good intentions, hubris and melodrama.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • My youngest son is the most dismayed so far at Sam having to leave his faithful pony companion, Bill, behind at the gates of Moria.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Arsenal will be disappointed, however, with their inability to balance the books with more high-value sales.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • On the other hand, some were disappointed in Williams for seemingly feeding into thinness culture that she is known for pushing back against.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mudra complied in an encounter that left her mortified.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Everybody was mortified, including Brennan himself.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • When taking a deeper look at what causes Americans to feel bothered about protesters waving Mexican flags, some clear patterns emerge.
    Loren Collingwood, The Conversation, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Recent downgrades by ratings agencies Fitch and Moody’s have raised questions on Afreximbank’s lending, especially to distressed African states.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • You might be rightfully distressed that the AI has opted to serve as a co-conspirator in the crafting and extension of the delusional thinking.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inter Miami, clearly humiliated, let out its frustrations after the final whistle, when several Miami players, led by Luis Suarez, got into a scuffle with Seattle players.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Having been humiliated at a college party, proceeds to use his tech skills to hack into the accounts of his peers and get revenge.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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“Chagrined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrined. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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