Chagrined definition

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chagrined \chagrined\ adj.
     feeling vexed, especially due to feeling inferior or unworthy
     and hence embarrassed; as, chagrined at the poor sales of his
     book.
  
     Syn: embarrassed, mortified.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chagrined
       adj : feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious; "felt
             abashed at the extravagant praise"; "chagrined at the
             poor sales of his book"; "was embarrassed by her
             child's tantrums" [syn: {abashed}, {embarrassed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "chagrined":
     abashed, afflicted, agitated, ashamed, beset, blushing, bothered,
     cast down, chapfallen, confused, crestfallen, crushed, discomfited,
     discomforted, discomposed, disconcerted, disquieted, distressed,
     disturbed, embarrassed, hangdog, humbled, humiliated, hung up,
     ill at ease, mortified, out of countenance, perturbed, put-out,
     put-upon, red-faced, shamed, shamefaced, shamefast, troubled,
     uncomfortable, uneasy, upset
  
  

















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