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aggrieved

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈgriːvd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈgrivd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə grēvd′)

From the verb aggrieve: (⇒ conjugate)
aggrieved is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

ag•grieved /əˈgrivd/USA pronunciation adj.

injured or hurt because of injustice:felt aggrieved by the criticism.

ag•grieved (ə grēvd′),USA pronunciation adj.

wronged, offended, or injured:He felt himself aggrieved.
Lawdeprived of legal rights or claims.
troubled; worried;
disturbed;
unhappy.

1250–1300; Middle English; see aggrieve, -ed²

ag•griev′ed•ness, n.

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aggrieved /əˈɡriːvd/ adj

feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly

aggrievedly /əˈɡriːvɪdlɪ/ adv

ag•grieve (ə grēv′),USA pronunciation v.t., -grieved, -griev•ing.

to oppress or wrong grievously;
injure by injustice.
to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.

Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent. to ag- ag- + grav- (see grave²) + -āre infinitive suffix; compare aggravate
Middle French agrever
Middle English agreven 1250–1300

ag•grieve′ment, n.

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aggrieve /əˈɡriːv/ vb (transitive)

(often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflict
to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights

Etymology: 14th Century: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to aggravate

'aggrieved' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

resent - sore

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