CHAGRINING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

chagrining

verb

present participle of chagrin

as in bumming (out)

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as in disconcerting

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Verb

Thieves have tried to break into Taylor Minatogawa’s business five times in the last two months, distressing him so much he’s spent at least a dozen nights inside his shop keeping guard.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
Its mid-rise Harlow jeans are composed of a cotton and elastane blend, with a powder-blue hue and strategic hints of distressing down the leg.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025

Definition of distressing

Verb

Rates of autism are rising to previously unseen levels, owing largely to better detection and new diagnostic criteria, but the numbers are still disconcerting.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
It is filled with off-putting, perhaps even disconcerting antics, and teams don't want to add that to their locker room.

— Armando Salguero, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of disconcerting

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Some of these states, including Ascherson’s beloved Poland, hastily transitioned to market economies, sorely disappointing him.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Demand was high and supply was low, so companies and distilleries started removing age statements from labels, disappointing their dedicated fans.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of disappointing

Verb

The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of humiliating

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But while Moore displays a sexy rapport with friendly Darla (Paris Jackson), RZA the screenwriter keeps letting down RZA the director by making his characters disappointingly cartoonish.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
In the video, Coleman — who shares mostly running content on the platform — included before-and-after clips of his hair, first letting down his shoulder-length tresses from an updo to showcase its length before cutting to post-trim footage.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

Definition of letting down

Verb

The film approaches its health crisis with amazing balance and breadth, resulting in a mortifying conflict that feels uniquely global in scale.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Just last year, the Trust for Public Land scored the city way down at 90th out of 100 cities, the kind of mortifying ranking usually occupied in other categories by Mississippi (sorry, Mississippi).

— Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Definition of mortifying

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Not upsetting Beijing Washington is unlikely to raise tensions and upset Beijing ahead of next week's summit, while China is expected to shrug off efforts aimed at curbing oil purchases, according to analysts.

— Anniek Bao,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The Wolverines can change the narrative by upsetting Oklahoma and avenging a 24-13 loss from last season.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsetting

Verb

But the Yanks are hot after embarrassing Boston with 9-0 and 9-2 victories in the Wild Card round.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
Things escalate as the two share a car ride home from a fancy gala and the bad man yells at her for embarrassing him.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

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