aggrieve
To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow toTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
» She has every reason to feel aggrieved.
Sie hat allen Grund zum Unmut.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
kränken, verletzen
cause to feel sorrow
(intransitive, obsolete)To grieve; to lament.
Examples
4 sentencesShe has every reason to feel aggrieved.
deSie hat allen Grund zum Unmut. — Waldelfe
It aggrieved her much that she could not go.
My incompetence aggrieves me.
ruМеня угнетает моя некомпетентность. — User55521
I felt fine this morning until I noticed what they'd done to me. I'm feeling so aggrieved.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, iFrom Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.
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Forms
aggrieves, aggrieving, aggrieved, aggrievedSynonyms
57 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle