Aggrieve

Word AGGRIEVE
Character 8
Hyphenation ag grieve
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Aggrieve"

What do we mean by aggrieve?

To distress; afflict. transitive verb

To inflict an injury or injuries on. transitive verb

To give pain or sorrow to; afflict; grieve.

To bear hard upon; oppress or injure in one's rights; vex or harass, as by injustice: used chiefly or only in the passive.

To mourn; lament.

To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. transitive verb

To grieve; to lament. intransitive verb

To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon;—now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved. verb

To grieve; to lament. verb

Cause to feel sorrow verb

Infringe on the rights of verb

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Feeling resentment of having being unfairly treated Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aggrieve

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The word "aggrieve" in example sentences

And they will continue to deeply aggrieve, and hinder, those who held them, and loved them, so dearly. ❋ M.Div. Grant Brooke (2010)

Such an overwhelming catastrophe would certainly aggrieve the French, for they are a kindly-disposed nation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But since there's nothing at all wrong with the statute that requires him to perform the ministerial task he has so far petulantly avoided, and because his malfeasance has been used to aggrieve the lawfully appointed Burris, White should be harshly condemned at the very least. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There will undoubtedly be a reflexive tendency for many long-serving Democrats to use their newfound power to aggrieve what they perceive as previous abuses by the other party. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We will not belong in a way that frees us of consequence; in the dawn of each new day we must aggrieve with our complicity. ❋ Ivan Donn Carswell (2007)

Not so for the small-minded largely tenured bullies that make up the professionally sensitive and always aggrieve advocacy wing of the NCA. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Might not the Federation aggrieve the Klingons by impeding their expansion? ❋ DAVID MACK (2005)

You cannot libel the dead and I do not see how you can insult the dead, either; it is in the nature of an insult that it should aggrieve the target. ❋ Hilden, Patricia (1999)

So Richildis had said, perhaps even to excess, and with intent to aggrieve his master. ❋ Peters, Ellis, 1913- (1992)

This left the President to take action on his own, but Randolph seemed to fear that such a gesture by the Executive would aggrieve Republicans in the West and the South. ❋ Richard Harwell (1968)

The mighty mother cannot find it in her heart to pronounce a decision which must aggrieve one of such a devoted pair. ❋ Various (N/A)

And unlawfully, &c. intending to injure and aggrieve the subjects of our said Lord the King, who should make purchases of and in said Funds, &c. on the 19th February, in ❋ William Brodie Gurney (N/A)

And that the said _Defendants_ would by such false reports and rumours as far as in them lay, occasion an increase and rise in the prices of the public government funds and other government securities, with a wicked intention to thereby greatly injure and aggrieve all the liege subjects of our said Lord the King who should, on the said 21st of ❋ William Brodie Gurney (N/A)

Securities, and to greatly injure and aggrieve the subjects of our said ❋ William Brodie Gurney (N/A)

Count mentioned the said false matters contained in said last mentioned false and counterfeit letter, should be promulgated and publicly made known to the liege subjects, &c. and thereby to occasion _a temporary_ rise and increase in the prices of the public government funds, &c. and to injure and aggrieve all His Majesty's liege subjects who should ❋ William Brodie Gurney (N/A)

Winston felt aggrieved after [Marquis] destroyed the New York [Continental] and killed his [concierge] ❋ Peanutboi69 (2023)

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