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chagrined

  • past participle
    of chagrin.
    chagrin
    noun
    a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
  • past tense form
    of chagrin.
    chagrin
    noun
    a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
  • a word derived from chagrin.
    chagrin
    noun
    a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

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But while durian lovers feast, Malaysian farmers are chagrined.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Scott was chagrined, she says, both because she had scheduled many meetings during other people’s dinner hours and because she hadn’t considered that fathers also want to have meals with their children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

The front end, which was also a trunk, came up right to my rib cage, a contact point that would have chagrined any high school football coach as bad tackling form: too high.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

The lady’s chagrined reaction, as caught by a cameraman and transmitted to the giant screen at the rear of the stage, was like a little one-act play about access to stardom in pop’s parasocial age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024

Mr. Hofacket looked chagrined, like maybe he was kicking himself for not charging a special plant premium.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly