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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The government says the main legislation relevant to spiking is Section 24 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, which includes maliciously administering poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy that person.
From BBC • Oct. 5, 2024
“That is going to aggrieve the victims of the institution of slavery, which are the direct descendants of the enslaved people in the United States,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022
It wasn’t to aggrieve one particular sense of wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2015
The morals still aggrieve him and, even with Terry no longer around, that makes it a calculated gamble on Hodgson's part.
From The Guardian • Mar. 14, 2013
"Mrs. Turner, you aggrieve me, but I was there in April."
From Marion's Faith. by King, Charles
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