aggrieve
Americanverb (used with object)
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to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.
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to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.
verb
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(often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflict
it aggrieved her much that she could not go
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to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights
Other Word Forms
- aggrievement noun
Etymology
Origin of aggrieve
1250–1300; Middle English agreven < Middle French agrever < Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent to ag- ag- + grav- ( grave 2 ) + -āre infinitive suffix; aggravate
Example Sentences
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With the players out on their feet, the Twickenham air still humming with tension, Argentina aggrieved and the England bench relieved, they couldn't.
From BBC
The Conquest would also have been unthinkable without the Spaniards’ alliances with the Aztecs’ aggrieved subjects, who contributed tens of thousands of warriors to the cause.
It highlights one of the biggest issues with VAR, that a decision can have two valid outcomes and there will always be an aggrieved party.
From BBC
The Blue Jays will feel aggrieved after a controversial umpiring call prevented them from levelling the score in the bottom of the ninth inning.
From BBC
Walk into any clubhouse on the planet, and I assure you: You’ll find weary ballplayers sick of being harangued by gambling losers aggrieved about betting debts.
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