Sentence example with the word 'chagrin'

chagrin

abash, cast down, confuse, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disconcertment, distress, embarrass, mortification, put out, upset

Definition n. strong feelings of embarrassment

Last update: February 23, 2017


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I shall not feel any chagrin should they deem me unsuitable.   [noun]

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He chagrined his parents by smoking before them.   [verb]

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Much to my chagrin I found my son smoking.   [noun]

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To the great chagrin of reactionaries, it has drawn from under the feet of industry the national ground on which it stood.   [noun]

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Cora bowed her head in disappointment, and, for a bitter moment struggled with her chagrin.   [Please select]

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Sir John's spirits had hardly recovered from the bitterness of disappointed affection when he came back to the old home, though his chagrin was seven years old.   [Please select]

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This reflection increased my chagrin--my vexation was evident.   [Please select]

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I ordered Strap to inquire every day at Banter's lodgings, in expectation of hearing again from my charmer; and my disappointment considerably, augmented my chagrin.   [Please select]

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For this purpose, I affected the appearance of disappointment and chagrin, and told him in an abrupt manner that I had lost the watch and diamond.   [Please select]

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I was a good deal chagrined at the stately reserve of Mrs.   [Please select]

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This renewed my chagrin, and I cursed the hour in which I had yielded to Jackson's invitation.   [Please select]

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