chagrins

present tense third-person singular of chagrin

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Verb
  • But the corporate chiefs also know that Trump is a vengeful man with the power to target anyone who speaks out against him, or any business that displeases him.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bovino appears to be arguing with a man standing near Muñoz who says something that visibly upsets the chief.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Stone upsets Cline in District 5 District 5 incumbent Lisa Cline lost her south Charlotte district in a contest with challenger Cynthia Stone.
    Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • For an evening splurge, the theatrical restaurant Marble never disappoints.
    Emily Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • How to Watch Real Madrid vs Barcelona Real Madrid and Barcelona clash once again in El Clásico, a fixture that rarely disappoints and often shapes the La Liga title race.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To show him who’s boss, Catherine turns around and buys Pac-North, humiliates him by closing it, and forces him back to Grey Sloan.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There’s always a moment in which somebody humiliates the villain and now all the love in him is gone.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But after coming out the other side — O’Brien’s been sober for over a decade — there’s very little that fazes him.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Chagrins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrins. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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