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chagrin
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(n.) embarrassment, mortification, disappointment
chagrined (adj.) ashamed; mortified The girl was chagrined when she found that the love note was a fake. |
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compunction
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(n.) regret, remorse, misgiving, qualm, scruple
Many people suffer from compunction when preparing for garage sales of their old belongings. |
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contrite, contrition
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(adj.) showing deep regret and sorrow for wrongdoing; deeply penitent; repentant; remorseful
contrition (n.) repentance; remores; penitence The mischievous twin boys showed contrition for coloring on the walls, at least after their mother, apoplectic with rage, discovered them. |
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dejected, dejection
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(adj.) sad; in low spirits; depressed; downcast
dejection (n.) lowness of spirits; sadness; depression It greatly annoys me when my friend feigns dejection to receive attention. |
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disconsolate
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(adj.) cheerless; inconsolable
The disconsolate mother cried for days when her only son was deployed for military purposes. |
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disgruntled
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(adj.): in bad humor; displeased; discontented
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doleful
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(adj.) causing grief or sadness; mournful; dolorous; lugubrious
An owl hooted dolefully in the distance as we sat gloomily in our muddy campsite, trying to roast marshmallows over a feebly flickering fire. |
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glum
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(adj.) moody; gloomy; dour
Tristan glumly gave in to his demons while staring at the frothing sea. |
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lament, lamentable
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(v.) mourn; deplore
Lamentable (adj.) pitiable; rueful The lamentable excuse for a place of dwelling was condemned and destroyed, displacing the bedraggled family within. |
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maudlin
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(adj.) weakly sentimental and tearful
The maudlin soap-opera reduced the friends to tears in a record ten minutes, and they even went through a whole box of tissues when Josh and Delilah were reunited. |
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nostalgia, nostalgic
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n.) homesickness OR yearning for the past
Nostalgic (adj.) homesick While perusing the yellowing photo album, the old woman suffered from fits of nostalgia. |
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pensive
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(adj.) thoughtful in a sad way; melancholy
Karen O often pensively reflects on her lack of ability to keep love strong. |
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plight
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(n.) unfortunate state, predicament
The girl wanted to go to the mall with her friends, but her homework mound was turning into a horrific plight. |
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poignant
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(adj.) painfully touching; piercing
Felipe Coronel's hatred for most of the human race makes his love for his mother and his God more poignant. |
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sullen
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(adj) resentfully silent; glum; morose; gloomy.
When the candidate lost the race, he acted sullen to the reporters, so the papers had no quotes the next day. |
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throes
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(plural n.) anguish; pangs
The throes of pain hit him hard in the chest as her watched her walk away. |
