aggrieved
Use Aggrieved in a sentence
adjective
1.
wronged, offended, or injured: He felt himself aggrieved.
2.
Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
3.
troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.
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verb (used with object), ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing.
1.
to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.
2.
to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.
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aggrieve (əˈɡriːv) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflict: it aggrieved her much that she could not go |
| 2. | to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights |
| [C14: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to | |
| aggrieved (əˈɡriːvd) | |
| —adj | |
| feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly | |
| aggrievedly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
aggrieve
early 14c., from O.Fr. agrever "bear heavily on," from L. aggravare "make heavier" (see aggravation). Aggrieved in the legal sense of "injured or wronged in one's rights" is from 1580s.
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Example sentences
Aggrieved investors intend to pursue civil actions against him.
Most of the credit for our good relations goes to her since she was the aggrieved one.
Instead, they're trying to make themselves the aggrieved party.
In a tone both aggrieved and insistent, he ticked off the highlights of his resume.
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