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Recent Examples of chagrin
Noun
It was announced that the ownership is moving the team just outside of Cleveland, much to the chagrin of fans. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025 Afterward, Marta and the Pride celebrated heavily on the Current’s home field, much to the chagrin of fans and Current players. Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
To the delight of the band and chagrin of producers, hundreds of punks invaded the show, stage-diving and slam-dancing their way to TV notoriety and leading to the urban legend that Michaels banned the group from the show. Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2025 The government, appropriately chagrined, errs no more. James S. Burling, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chagrin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chagrin
Noun
  • The team achieved significant regular-season success, including 13-3 records in two of Gannon's four seasons there, but postseason disappointments remained a frustration.
    Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Delgado and Renna said the hardships and near-misses of early-season disappointments set the stage for Tuesday’s triumphs.
    Mark Puleo, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Cost Of Erasure Bisexual erasure can be distressing for many who identify as such.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Understandably distressed by the theft, SHERELLE protected herself by avoidance, and kept music listening to a minimum.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • There was a period when Broadway creators thought the only way to get a performance was to humiliate a person.
    Mark Seliger, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • An investigation of at least eight fraternities found that members humiliated students through means like beating them with paddles or forcing potential recruits to eat live fish and drink urine, according to court filings.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a sense of frustration that comes with that, like, How come no one’s listening to the voice of a generation?
    Cat Cardenas, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The president has voiced frustration with the 1973 law and similar environmental protections, saying environmentalists are impeding growth.
    Kristin Brown, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • While the New York Jets may be in the market for a quarterback in the NFL draft, drafting one early would understandably upset Fields, which may or may not matter to the Jets as of now.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Substrate Checkmate The fact that cloud-native applications (in so many instances) fail to be wholly integrated with the lower substrate services that underpin them is enough to upset any self-respecting cloud architect.
    Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The line between the two is seamless and not at all disconcerting.
    Timothy DePeugh, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The first 10 minutes of USC’s NCAA tournament debut had been disconcerting enough already.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Trump’s appeal to specific segments of the Latino community — particularly in Florida and parts of Texas — was driven by factors such as economic concerns, cultural conservatism, and dissatisfaction with the status quo.
    Jesse Mejia, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
  • But while one partner might accept this as normal, the other may still crave excitement, leading to frustration or dissatisfaction.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Federal money makes up around 10 percent of funding for public schools, with some variation based on need, and, at the collegiate level, Trump has quickly targeted the finances of schools that displease him.
    Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 12 Apr. 2025
  • And the president's own actions — attacking judges and law firms that have displeased him — may be seen by Mr. Netanyahu as a kind of permission slip for his own efforts, analysts say.
    Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

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“Chagrin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chagrin. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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