aggrieve
To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow toTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
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» She has every reason to feel aggrieved.
Sie hat allen Grund zum Unmut. — Waldelfe
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Examples
4 sentencesMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
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cause to feel sorrow
(intransitive, obsolete)To grieve; to lament.
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, aggrievedTenses
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Synonyms
56 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
See also
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