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chagrin
in
Pride and Prejudice
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- In her own past behavior, there was a constant source of vexation and regret; and in the unhappy defects of her family, a subject of yet heavier chagrin.†
p. 206.7chagrin = bad feeling such as embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance
Definitions:
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(1)
(chagrin) a bad feeling such as embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance -- especially due to a disconcerting event, mistake or other blow to the ego
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)