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Grammar : Verb

Spell : shuh-grin

Phonetic Transcription : ʃəˈgrɪn

Definition of chagrined

Origin : 1660s (implied in chagrined), from chagrin (n.). Related: Chagrined; chagrining.

verb cause displeasure

Example sentences :

Steve exclaimed, in a chagrined voice, as he stared at his prize.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

Chagrined that I could not discover the thing, I went into the library, thinking that it might be there.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

"The very scantiest," returned Gian Maria, in chagrined accents.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

I saw that he was chagrined, angry, but not really heart-hurt.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

And presently, chagrined with failure, the culprit was before his grandsire.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various

Chagrined, the lads looked at each other with crestfallen glances.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson

He groaned in spirit, and looked so self-reproachful and chagrined that she laughed.
Extract from : « Hooking Watermelons » by Edward Bellamy

How chagrined they are at his independence of the English grammar!
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

In comparing notes with my Philosopher I am chagrined at my own color-blindness.
Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers

Ernest himself, however, was chagrined at finding how unmarketable he was.
Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler

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