aggrieved
Americanadjective
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wronged, offended, or injured.
He felt himself aggrieved.
- Synonyms:
- wounded
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Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
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troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- aggrievedly adverb
- aggrievedness noun
Etymology
Origin of aggrieved
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; aggrieve, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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In the next Cummins over, an aggrieved Smith was given caught behind attempting a wild pull shot.
From BBC
There seemed little cause for the 54-year-old to feel so aggrieved by the crowds blocking the roads as they celebrated at Liverpool FC's Premier League victory parade on 26 May.
From BBC
He acknowledged the demand for “immediate action” but vowed to handle the situation responsibly without acting on “the word of an aggrieved party.”
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.
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