chagrin
noun
a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
chagrinned
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past participleof chagrin.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof chagrin.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chagrinnouna feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
Example Sentences
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Many another influence close to the Administration was similarly chagrinned.
From Time Magazine Archive
On his Thanksgiving vacation he had missed five successive quail and gone home chagrinned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week publicity-hating President Tew was chagrinned to find his name very much in the news.
From Time Magazine Archive
Vouchsafing a brief condescending glance and a rough "How are you," Mr. Bagley led the way into the eating-house, Davenport chagrinned on Larcher's account, and Larcher stricken dumb by the stranger's outrage upon his self-esteem.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Robert Neilson Stephens
Peter Slade was much chagrinned to have the victory snatched from him, and began to mutter something about the race not being a fair one.
From The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall by Edward Stratemeyer
