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chagrins

verb

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

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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  • Those subpoenas were withdrawn on Thursday in a New York courtroom — just one of the arenas where the president, in his second term, has been seeking to control media coverage that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
Verb
  • Speaker Mike Johnson can lose two Republican votes before a third defection upsets the majority.
    — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The leader who needs to be liked will, when forced to choose, find a reason to delay the hard conversation, soften the hard feedback, wait one more week on the call that upsets someone whose support feels useful today.
    — Mohamed AL Hashemi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of upsets
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  • Policymakers react The disconnect between plate sales and decal sales in South Dakota disappoints the two lawmakers who served as primary sponsors of the authorizing legislation in the state House and Senate.
    — Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The downside risk, of course, is that if management once again disappoints on forward AI revenue guidance, the Q2 drop could repeat itself, and one may be compelled to purchase the stock at ~$328/share.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappoints
Verb
  • Hamilton lets down Claire’s savage hauteur; Mays’ eyes glisten with all the regrets of lost love.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of lets down
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“Chagrins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrins. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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