chagrin

On that afternoon, much to the chagrin of her older brother, she'd been trying to pull some boy's pants down and cussing out loud for fun.

The truth of the matter, much to the chagrin of contemporary biology, is that Darwin's theory should have been laid to rest some time ago.

Many are still in their original wrapping, except for a few that, to his chagrin, his wife threw into the wash.

To his chagrin, he discovered the body of a young man lying at the foot of the statue.

This carry trade, as it is called, has cheapened Japan's currency, much to the chagrin of American carmakers and European policymakers.

Much to his chagrin, he did not win the game.

Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race.

To her chagrin, the party ended just as she arrived.

Much to the chagrin of anti-tobacco societies, cigarettes caught on in the United States as well. Dr.

When I looked again to horror was added chagrin, for with the emerging of the U-boat I had recognized her as a product of our own shipyard.

Nothing causes more chagrin than being officially reprimanded. It's almost as bad as being chafed by a brand new pair of golf shoes!

Most of it eventually got picked up again and blown further Southeast, much to the chagrin of Japan and Korea.

It suggested that he wanted to be in charge (I did the same thing sometimes, much to the chagrin of my teammates).

We played and much to my chagrin and, I might add, my surprise, my sister and her husband actually beat Sharon and me.

At slower speeds they would have turned into graphite, much to the chagrin of brides-to-be everywhere.

To his chagrin, she escaped, which is what lead him to go to the front desk to complain.

Much to Mr Nixon's chagrin, the media only quoted the first half of that sentence.

As his eye passed hastily over the words, his countenance changed from its look of military pride to one of deep chagrin.

To its chagrin, however, it has found itself in a similar pickle to Tokyo.

To the chagrin of old-school sceptics, nation-building is now an integral part of American strategy.

I realized, to my chagrin, that I had entered the ranks of the poor. Not that I'd ever been rich.

Chagrin and annoyance tossed her to and fro.

The People's Republic still has a heavy hand in its economy, much to the chagrin of U. S. companies operating there.

The Russian captain of the ship overruled Cameron, and to the director's chagrin, they ran.

played the woman and shook his hand in disapproval with chagrin on her face.

To the chagrin of her secular parents, she embraced Orthodox Judaism.

Thinking about the matter gave ME more chagrin than the whistle gave ME pleasure.

Had anyone been there with me, I'd have been still and faint and hot with chagrin.

The Apple iPod has widespread support - though its cellular doppelganger, the i Phone doesn't, much to the chagrin of owners.

One thing I've noticed often (much to my chagrin! ) during my 11 years in the industry are MRDs that use a very contrived language.

To Ms. McNeill's chagrin, several students, most of them boys, stubbornly refused to read more challenging fare.

Which by the way I never was; much to my chagrin!

My chagrin vanished when he replied cheerfully, "I started to, but just never finished. "

There is chagrin in some European capitals (especially in Dublin) that sterling has dropped so far and fast against the euro.

She returned to East Germany by subterfuge, to the chagrin of the authorities who had hoped to lose her.

Now, the story goes, a degree of state order has been established, to the chagrin of the oligarchs who got their just desserts.

Thailand'sChiang Mai Zoois an exception, having secured a pair in 2003 for $250, 000 a year, to the chagrin of its Westerncounterparts.

Much to my chagrin, my credit card was declined.

But to the chagrin of many of its trading partners, the stabilisation of the Chinese renminbi is most unwelcome.

I am at a loss to find words with which to express my chagrin and grief.

And on the other hand, high school students ChiNaZhe seems to have searched accomplishment, make the chagrin of accomplishment, cheer.

To cause to feel chagrin; mortify discomfit.

Screen time is routinely limited, much to the chagrin of their keyboard-pounding offspring.

It arranged his passage home, to his chagrin.

My face twisted into an expression somewhere between chagrin and horror.

The deals were also leaked, to the professed chagrin of advisors on both sides.

chagrin: a keen feeling of mental unease, As of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event.

He didn't mention Pakistan once during his brief remarks commemorating the 2008 Mumbai attacks, to the chagrin of Indian pundits.

He was preoccupied with chagrin and etiquette.

BET with every Wind that blew , till Nature in chagrin Employed a Fact to visit me and scuttle my Balloon !

You chagrin and embarrass me every time you burp out loud.

Much to our chagrin, you've done it again.

Chagrin under Yao Ming, a series of hand-tapping the floor.

She felt chagrin at being rejected.

Supper was served at 11 PM, and at that time the doors were closed for good, as the Duke of Wellington discovered to his chagrin.

Said Li Yuan chagrin.

Been love, been mistake, simply because shouldn't so vagueness, shadiness only let you suffer all kinds of chagrin.

I recall the chagrin of a novice diver who, after surfacing from an underwater tour of a 400-foot ship,