chagrins

verb

present tense third-person singular of chagrin
1
as in distresses

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2
as in disconcerts

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  1. distresses
  2. humiliates
  3. displeases
  4. fazes
  5. upsets
  6. disappoints
  7. lets down
Verb
  • About 6 million Americans had opioid use disorder — a problematic pattern of opioid use that significantly impairs or distresses a patient — as of 2022, according to the CDC.
    — Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Definition of distresses
Verb
  • Filming a scene in which Isaiah humiliates Cam, Withers asked Wayans to crack jokes about Kionte’s death — the defining event of Withers’ life, and his lowest point.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Diomande just humiliates fullbacks.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Definition of humiliates
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  • Those subpoenas were withdrawn on Thursday in a New York courtroom — just one of the arenas where the president, in his second term, has been seeking to control media coverage that displeases him.
    — Jocelyn Noveck, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • Patel hasn’t been reluctant to fight back against reporting that displeases him.
    — David Bauder, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of displeases
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  • Naples, though known for its geological instability and its organized crime, fazes them not one bit.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
  • His career just seems to be on an upward trajectory, and nothing fazes him, even the weight of wearing the Brazil shirt.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Definition of fazes
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  • Tyson Gay upsets the defending world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt in a race between the two fastest runners in history.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t be home to have to listen to any of the buzz that upsets you.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Definition of upsets
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  • The movie itself disappoints him for its deviations from the Stephen King novel (including this detail may help preempt criticisms over this adaptation), but he’s also distracted by the presence of a strikingly handsome stranger (Homer Gere).
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • However – there’s an important distinction between an expensive car that disappoints and an expensive car that actually feels expensive.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappoints
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  • When it’s not being used as extra seating, the back lets down, and the front pulls forward to create either a chaise or bed.
    — Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
  • For my money, the scene in the movie’s final five minutes, in which Harry lets down his guard and confronts Sally with his feelings at a New Year’s Eve party, is the most comic and romantic in any romantic comedy.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of lets down
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