All 4 Uses of
chagrin
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Kit hesitated, chagrined.
p. 41.6chagrined = disappointed
- "Don't the servants do that?" she inquired.
"We have no servants," said her aunt quietly.
Surprise and chagrin left Kit speechless.p. 45.2chagrin = embarrassment
- Chagrined, Kit jerked at another dropped stitch. It was true, sometimes when William and Judith were talking about the house it was all she could do to keep her mind from wandering.
p. 154.9 *chagrined = annoyed with herself
- "I am chagrined," he said with dignity, "that I have not controlled my own household."
p. 200.5chagrined = embarrassed and disappointed
Definition:
a bad feeling such as embarrassment, disappointment, or annoyance -- especially due to a disconcerting event, mistake or other blow to the ego