Verb (used with object) : The rejection of his proposal chagrined him deeply. From Dictionary.com.
We were just plain chagrined, but our chagrin was exceeded by our admiration for Canada's skill in handling its fiscal affairs. From Wordnik.com. [Around the United States in Twenty Minutes] Reference
Mullen described himself as "chagrined" after the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Secrets From Inside the Obama War Room] Reference
Eddie is always so "chagrined" and always compared to Adonis. From Wordnik.com. [LOL: Twilight Intervention | /Film] Reference
I thought that Justin was kind of chagrined in having his remarks taken out of context. From Wordnik.com. [Justin Raimondo vs. Christopher Hitchens on al-Jazeera « Antiwar.com Blog] Reference
The word "chagrined" does not begin to describe the feeling that began to sweep over me. From Wordnik.com. [Hitting the Wall.] Reference
And after it was over, he came over and kind of chagrined, he said my father was a rector. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
He paused at "chagrined," and repeated it impressively, so that the guttural grimness of its second syllable sounded most unpleasant. From Wordnik.com. [Emmy Lou Her Book and Heart] Reference
Don Carlos's brows drew together and he looked chagrined. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
Henry Hill was quite chagrined at the turn Austin had taken. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Hill House] Reference
"He wanted to be there, of course," said a chagrined staffer. From Wordnik.com. [One Nation, Under... Who?] Reference
Webb blinked, stone amazed, and not a little chagrined. From Wordnik.com. [Mescaline Blues] Reference
With a look of disgust and chagrined disappointment on his face. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders, or, the Underground Search for the Idol of Gold] Reference
Steve exclaimed, in a chagrined voice, as he stared at his prize. From Wordnik.com. [With Trapper Jim in the North Woods] Reference
Disappointed and chagrined, but not humiliated, he returned back to. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 1] Reference
Tom was too angry and chagrined to reply, and the RED STREAK swept on. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat, or, the Rivals of Lake Carlopa] Reference
He felt chagrined that he had not been strong enough to hold the fellow. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Noon] Reference
Poor little Margaret was greatly chagrined at the discovery of her secret. From Wordnik.com. [Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp or, the Old Lumberman's Secret] Reference
The men were chagrined, and would exclaim, "This is Richmond, not Chicago!". From Wordnik.com. [History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during its term of service] Reference
He stood for a moment with a chagrined expression on his smoke-scarred face. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Burnt Thigh] Reference
So he went away very - he's chagrined because there was a lot of money in it. From Wordnik.com. [100 Years Of Jazz Clarinetist Artie Shaw] Reference
He did his best, but was chagrined to see the man reach the woods ahead of him. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle, or, Fun and Adventures on the Road] Reference
The king, though excessively chagrined, could not forbear laughing at the sight. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-lore and Legends: German] Reference
In comparing notes with my Philosopher I am chagrined at my own color-blindness. From Wordnik.com. [By the Christmas Fire] Reference
Many have turned away with their extravagant anticipations materially chagrined. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The officer, chagrined, turned back to his men and vociferated in tones of thunder. From Wordnik.com. [Edmond Dantès] Reference
Especially was I chagrined to find there was no place for me on Moriah at that time. From Wordnik.com. [Adventures in the Land of Canaan] Reference
I was chagrined to learn that solitary confinement is apparently passe in our prisons. From Wordnik.com. [Why The Mess Really Matters] Reference
Joe felt a bit chagrined, but he knew it was for his own good that the advice was given. From Wordnik.com. [Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles] Reference
Ralph glanced at the man, smiled at him, and promptly complied, chagrined at his failure. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet] Reference
I was stunned by the industry's shamelessness -- and then chagrined at my own gullibility. From Wordnik.com. [Carl Pope: Apple Fools' Day] Reference
And Step-Daddy, being Step-Daddy, well, he just gave in; though he looked bit chagrined. From Wordnik.com. [Mixed Dominance] Reference
He made a leap into the bushes, only to discover nothing, as his chagrined exclamation showed. From Wordnik.com. [The Moving Picture Boys on the Coast] Reference
Those in the front row looked a bit chagrined, but they recognized the validity of what I said. From Wordnik.com. [Robert David Jaffee: Mental-Health Checkup on Media Coverage] Reference
According to sources close to Powell, he said that he was chagrined by the Powell-for-Quayle talk. From Wordnik.com. [Powell Calls Quayle] Reference
Flecker, too, was there -- chagrined, maddened -- he too had joined his forces with the old Bishop. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills] Reference
Shocked and chagrined, he tried to close the generation gap in subsequent appearances in South Vietnam. From Wordnik.com. [Springing Eternal] Reference
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