All 3 Uses
chagrin
in
Typical American, by Gish Jen
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- Ralph swallowed, chagrined.†
Chpt 3.21 *chagrined = made to feel embarrassed, disappointed, or annoyed
- And how chagrined to discover, squinting at his schedule in the breezeway, that for his next class he had that same room again.†
Chpt 4.27
- Chagrined, she looked first for an eraser, then for other signs — as Grover no doubt intended.†
Chpt 4.32
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)