Antonyms for chagrined


Grammar : Verb
Spell : shuh-grin
Phonetic Transcription : ʃəˈgrɪn


Definition of chagrined

Origin :
  • 1660s (implied in chagrined), from chagrin (n.). Related: Chagrined; chagrining.
  • verb cause displeasure
Example sentences :
  • Steve exclaimed, in a chagrined voice, as he stared at his prize.
  • Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
  • Chagrined that I could not discover the thing, I went into the library, thinking that it might be there.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "The very scantiest," returned Gian Maria, in chagrined accents.
  • Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini
  • I saw that he was chagrined, angry, but not really heart-hurt.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
  • And presently, chagrined with failure, the culprit was before his grandsire.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • Chagrined, the lads looked at each other with crestfallen glances.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
  • He groaned in spirit, and looked so self-reproachful and chagrined that she laughed.
  • Extract from : « Hooking Watermelons » by Edward Bellamy
  • How chagrined they are at his independence of the English grammar!
  • Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • In comparing notes with my Philosopher I am chagrined at my own color-blindness.
  • Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers
  • Ernest himself, however, was chagrined at finding how unmarketable he was.
  • Extract from : « The Way of All Flesh » by Samuel Butler

Synonyms for chagrined

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