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aggrievedness - 2 dictionary results

ag⋅grieved

  [uh-greevd]
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–adjective
1. wronged, offended, or injured: He felt himself aggrieved.
2. Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
3. troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see aggrieve, -ed 2

Related forms:
ag⋅griev⋅ed⋅ly  [uh-gree-vid-lee] , adverb
ag⋅griev⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. abused, harmed, wounded.
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ag·grieved   (ə-grēvd')   
adj.  
  1. Feeling distress or affliction.
  2. Treated wrongly; offended.
  3. Law Treated unjustly, as by denial of or infringement upon one's legal rights.
ag·griev'ed·ly (ə-grē'vĭd-lē) adv., ag·griev'ed·ness n.
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