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adjective

Definition of chagrinednext
as in upset
formal frustrated or annoyed; feeling chagrin They were chagrined to find no more rooms were available at the hotel.

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chagrined

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verb

past tense of chagrin
1
as in displeased

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2
as in disconcerted

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrined
  1. upset
  2. dismayed
  3. disappointed
  4. bothered
  5. irritated
  6. disturbed
  7. distressed
  8. embarrassed
Adjective
  • The post-election dynamic is reminiscent of a famous gathering of tech titans at Trump Tower in December 2016, a month after Trump’s first upset win in a presidential race, when some of the same executives braced themselves for unpredictable policy shifts.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • One major upset came when longtime House Speaker Scott Saiki lost to progressive Kim Coco Iwamoto, potentially signaling an ideological shift in Hawaii’s Democratic Party.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of upset
Adjective
  • At the helm of one of the leading organizations diversifying tennis, Selden and Thornton are not dismayed.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
  • No one is probably more dismayed than predecessor Fumio Kishida.
    William Pesek, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismayed
Verb
  • In a statement posted on the prime minister’s office website, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said he was disappointed and saddened by the case.
    Reuters, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By the time voters headed to the polls, they could have been forgiven for thinking that Rogers had disappointed a suite of conservative groups.
    Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of disappointed
Adjective
  • President Trump would perhaps be less bothered about Israel allowing Jewish settlers back into Gaza, as part of the Israeli government would like to do.
    New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The script got several studios and streamers hot and bothered.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of bothered
Adjective
  • Portnoy, visibly irritated in the video, further criticized Bryan for allegedly paying for the mention.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • In the Season 4 premiere, the teachers were quite irritated by the construction traffic, as well as the impending gentrification from the addition to the neighborhood.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of irritated
Adjective
  • The phenomenon has grown so popular of late that Yosemite officials say a growing number of visitors have destroyed natural vegetation and disturbed habitats while battling for parking and viewing spaces.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • In Taxi Driver, a campaign worker named Betsy (Cybill Shepherd) goes on a lunch date with disturbed Vietnam vet turned cabbie Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro).
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of disturbed
Adjective
  • The slightly distressed leather boots are tough but light.
    Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Others are more economically distressed, resulting in a greater reliance on Medicaid and income support benefits.
    Neil Irwin, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of distressed
Adjective
  • The man who had been yelling at Kelce for the past few minutes, meanwhile, switched to an apologetic, complimentary demeanor, and appeared to be embarrassed by his actions.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The main barriers for help-seeking include being too embarrassed, shy or fearful of judgment.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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