aggrieve

[uh-greev]

verb (used with object)

aggrieved, aggrieving 

1. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.

2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.

aggrieve

/ əˈɡriːv /

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• aggrievement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggrieve¹

1250–1300; Middle English agreven < Middle French agrever < Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent to ag- ag- + grav- ( grave ² ) + -āre infinitive suffix; aggravate

Word History and Origins

Origin of aggrieve¹

C14: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to _aggravate

Example Sentences

But if someone else was captain, Bradley would have felt aggrieved to be ignored in the way that he was by Zach Johnson two years ago.

From BBC

Of course, Newsom may not care, since at this twilight point of his governorship it’s all about his White House hopes and desire to pander to the Democrats’ aggrieved political base.

From Los Angeles Times

Clark looked aggrieved a wide was not given.

From BBC

I ask Orla, who made an impassioned speech at a recent protest, why she is so aggrieved by the asylum hotel.

From BBC

“It’s about so much more than the temperament of an aggrieved individual who happens to currently be president of the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• oppress