All 3 Uses
chagrin
in
Sweet Far Thing
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- Felicity blurts out, much to my chagrin.†
Chpt 4chagrin = bad feeling such as embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance
- The guests chuckle at this, but Mrs. Wharton is chagrined.†
Chpt 4 *chagrined = made to feel embarrassed, disappointed, or annoyed
- Felicity is pushing through the crowd, her chagrined chaperone struggling to keep up as the dowagers look on, disapprovingly.†
Chpt 4
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)