Word of the Week #8
chagrin
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
chagrin
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
Source: Peter F. Hamilton's Judas Unchained.
In Hamilton's Judas Unchained and the previous book Pandora's Star, humanity has colonized hundreds of worlds. However, just because they have colonized worlds doesn't mean their problems are all over. There are many bleak and terrible moments for the characters in this book, and the distressing feelings continue to mount as the book draws to a close.
In Hamilton's Judas Unchained and the previous book Pandora's Star, humanity has colonized hundreds of worlds. However, just because they have colonized worlds doesn't mean their problems are all over. There are many bleak and terrible moments for the characters in this book, and the distressing feelings continue to mount as the book draws to a close.
To use it in a sentence, I'd say:
Oscar felt a wave of chagrin fill his insides, the knowledge of his missing wallet robbing him of any fuzzy emotions the philly-cheese steak gave him.
