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aggrieved
[ uh-greevd ]
adjective
- wronged, offended, or injured:
He felt himself aggrieved.
Synonyms: wounded
- Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
- troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.
aggrieved
/ əˈɡriːvɪdlɪ; əˈɡriːvd /
adjective
- feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly
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Derived Forms
- aggrievedly, adverb
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Other Words From
- ag·griev·ed·ly [uh, -, gree, -vid-lee], adverb
- ag·grieved·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aggrieved1
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Example Sentences
In short, Pakistan is an aggrieved state that got the short end of the stick when Partition happened.
Some are genuinely aggrieved by the disruption caused to the transport system.
I have written that actually black communities are quite aggrieved about black-on-black violence.
I would rather not say it annoys me because it sounds so aggrieved and me-centered.
Not just crazy-eyed Michele Bachmann or perpetually aggrieved Sarah Palin types.
On Corpus Christi's Eve, the usual celebration greatly aggrieved the perth weekly assembly.
"I mean the secret that affects him" she interrupted, in aggrieved tones, feeling that Mr. Carr was playing with her.
Now-a-days, a real, good, wrong-headed aggrieved parishioner is exactly what you do want.
If he should be attacked by any who felt aggrieved by his recent proceedings, the Bishop was to help him at all costs.
The poorer towns felt themselves aggrieved, and often put insuperable obstacles in the way of the collector.
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