chagrin

The possibility of a rematch was also floated, with Mayer also suggesting Cameron had benefited from home advantage – to the champion's chagrin, as she said "talk is cheap".

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which owns Monticello and runs its public educational programs, gradually came around to acknowledging the full subjecthood of Sally Hemings, to the chagrin of some visitors.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

As the boys grew up, they took to roughhousing around the house, much to the chagrin of their mother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

To my chagrin, being young and self-involved, as well as working a grueling summer job, I remember that I was almost oblivious to the crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

But to his chagrin, and subsequent terror, that sign was not forthcoming.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Hector the dog delights and chagrins them in equal measure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2018

However, while Carter's crusty editorializing delights thousands of listeners, it chagrins thousands more, keeps him in a perpetual controversial stew.

From Time Magazine Archive

Oh! all dear Venice with her towers, Her boats, her masquers boon, Her sweet chagrins, her mad, gay hours, Throbs in that ancient tune.

From Enamels and Cameos and other Poems by Agnes Lee

I perceived the chagrins from which they secretly suffered—the tears behind the laughter.

From The Prodigal Returns by Lilian Staveley

Chateaubriand, embittered by the chagrins of political life, welcomed her with the old enthusiasm.

From The Women of the French Salons by Amelia Ruth Gere Mason

But while durian lovers feast, Malaysian farmers are chagrined.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Josie is chagrined to recognize that she would forgive him, too, if he ever so much as pretended to care about her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The front end, which was also a trunk, came up right to my rib cage, a contact point that would have chagrined any high school football coach as bad tackling form: too high.

From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025

He was clearly chagrined to be partly foiled when Powell made the same argument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

The chaplain was shocked by his bellicose words and tone and, to his own amazement and mystification, deeply chagrined that they were turning him loose.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Last week publicity-hating President Tew was chagrinned to find his name very much in the news.

From Time Magazine Archive

On his Thanksgiving vacation he had missed five successive quail and gone home chagrinned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many another influence close to the Administration was similarly chagrinned.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peter Slade was much chagrinned to have the victory snatched from him, and began to mutter something about the race not being a fair one.

From The Rover Boys on the Farm or Last Days at Putnam Hall by Edward Stratemeyer

"The joke's on us this time, and no doubt about it," said the also chagrinned, but more philosophically inclined "Gibs."

From The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe by Mary Newton Stanard

Cecil's unfortunate encouragement of the night before—displayed more with a view to chagrining Sir Penthony than from a mere leaning toward coquetry—has fanned his passion to a very dangerous height.

From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton