aggrievement
- a word derived from aggrieve.
Example Sentences
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Consent education is everywhere, she notes, but it often backfires, particularly when combined with the lessons in entitlement and aggrievement that today’s privileged, litigious, success-at-all-costs parents frequently pass on to their sons.
From Washington Post • Mar. 16, 2021
Writing at The New Inquiry, literary theorist and philosopher Lauren Berlant describes the relationship between whiteness, Trumpism, and emotions of entitlement and aggrievement:
From Salon • Nov. 3, 2020
But Arkin, still bringing sharp wit to aggravation and aggrievement, is the best thing about “The Kominsky Method,” even when the writing takes Norman into kvetching “Curb Your Enthusiasm” territory.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2018
As for the rest of his reputation, West’s only verse on Daytona, on “What Would Meek Do,” is the weakest moment on the album, a leaden mix of aggrievement and misguided provocation.
From Slate • May 29, 2018
"So you are actually going to leave me next week?" he asked, with a note of personal aggrievement.
From Quin by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
