chagrined

  • 21Chargrining — Chagrin Cha*grin , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chagrined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chargrining}.] [Cf. F. chagriner See {Chagrin}, n.] To excite ill humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a little chagrined. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22chagrin — I. noun Etymology: French, from chagrin sad Date: circa 1681 disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure II. transitive verb (chagrined; chagrining) Date: 1733 to vex or unsettle by disappointing or… …

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  • 23chagrin — /sheuh grin /, n., v., chagrined or chagrinned, chagrining or chagrinning. n. 1. a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation. v.t. 2. to vex by disappointment or humiliation: The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply.… …

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  • 24chagrin — chag|rin1 [ˈʃægrın US ʃəˈgrın] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: chagrin sad ] annoyance and disappointment because something has not happened the way you hoped to sb s chagrin ▪ The area was declared a wildlife reserve, much to the… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25chagrin — 1 noun (U) formal annoyance and disappointment because something has not happened the way you hoped: to sb s chagrin: To the chagrin of the Pentagon, the USSR exploded a nuclear bomb in 1949. 2 verb be chagrined formal to feel annoyed and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26ashamed — [ə shāmd′] adj. [ME < OE asceamod, pp. of ascamian, to be ashamed < a , A 2 + scamian < scamu, SHAME] 1. feeling shame because something bad, wrong, or foolish was done 2. feeling humiliated or embarrassed, as from a sense of inadequacy… …

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  • 27abashed — adjective feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious (Freq. 1) felt abashed at the extravagant praise chagrined at the poor sales of his book was embarrassed by her child s tantrums • Syn: ↑chagrined, ↑embarrassed …

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  • 28embarrassed — adjective 1. feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious (Freq. 1) felt abashed at the extravagant praise chagrined at the poor sales of his book was embarrassed by her child s tantrums • Syn: ↑abashed, ↑chagrined …

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  • 29Chagrin — Cha*grin , a. Chagrined. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30embarrassed — adj. 1. feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self conscious due to some event or circumstance; as, she was embarrassed by her child s tantrums. Syn: abashed, self conscious. [WordNet 1.5] 2. feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly self… …

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