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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Cran said it could reconsider its decision either "on its own motion or on a petition filed by an aggrieved party" within 90 days.
From BBC
Given our aggrieved times, it’s not surprising how many of this year’s new mysteries explore revenge, but these four recent releases are especially notable.
From Los Angeles Times
"Rwanda is rightly aggrieved by the UK's conduct and seeks an apology."
From Barron's
They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.
For those outside the citadel—anti-boomer millennials, Gen Z, the underpaid and aggrieved—the Epstein revelations tell a sordid story they’ve long suspected.
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