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Definition of Chagrined
1. Adjective. Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious. "Was embarrassed by her child's tantrums"
Definition of Chagrined
1. Verb. (past of chagrin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chagrined
1. chagrin [v] - See also: chagrin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chagrined
Literary usage of Chagrined
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1870)
"... stating that “ the trade were so chagrined at Taylor having secured the enormous
profits of Robinson ..."
2. Life and Letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto, from 1751 to by Gilbert Elliot Minto (1874)
"had always found himself, he did not know how, left alone with her, or placed
next to her, and that he had felt so seriously chagrined the whole day (this ..."
3. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1896)
"... Hamilton profoundly chagrined—Democrats Disappointed—King to Secretary of
State—New Ministers not yet in Office—Ratification of French Convention will ..."
4. The Civil War in Song and Story: 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"The General turned away chagrined and mortified. Captain Brown also left the boat
almost immediately, nnd, although urgently requested to withdraw his ..."
5. The Mercersburg Review by Alumni Association, Pa.) Marshall College (Mercersburg (1852)
"We were chagrined to think that Dr. M. woul.d lta,ve it, that our heroism in the
persistent use, of the 'freezing bath was all thrown away. ..."
6. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1850)
"When the young mechanic procures a European work on Naval Architecture, he is
chagrined to find that, instead of being assisted in his efforts to learn to ..."
7. The Battle of the Wilderness by Morris Schaff (1910)
"Wadsworth, terribly chagrined over the conduct of his division in the attack up
the Pike, was anxious to retrieve the reputation of his troops, ..."
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