aggrieve

[ uh-greev ]

/ əˈgriv /

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verb (used with object), ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing.

to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.

to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.

Origin of aggrieve

1250–1300; Middle English agreven<Middle French agrever<Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent to ag-ag- + grav- (see grave²) + -āre infinitive suffix; cf. aggravate

OTHER WORDS FROM aggrieve

ag·grieve·ment, noun

Words nearby aggrieve

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Example sentences from the Web for aggrieve

The mighty mother cannot find it in her heart to pronounce a decision which must aggrieve one of such a devoted pair.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845|Various
Everything that can most aggrieve the heart of man has befallen me here under his eyes.
A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete|Georg Ebers
No natives know so well how to aggrieve and be unpleasant to travellers.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for aggrieve

aggrieve

/ (əˈɡriːv) /

verb (tr)

(often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflictit aggrieved her much that she could not go

to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights

Word Origin for aggrieve

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

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单词	aggrieve
释义	aggrieve [ uh-greev ] / əˈgriv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aggrieve ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc. Origin of aggrieve 1250–1300; Middle English agreven<Middle French agrever<Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent to ag-ag- + grav- (see grave²) + -āre infinitive suffix; cf. aggravate OTHER WORDS FROM aggrieve ag·grieve·ment, noun Words nearby aggrieve aggressive, aggressive infantile fibromatosis, aggressively, aggressive mimicry, aggressor, aggrieve, aggrieved, aggro, agha, aghast, agilawood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aggrieve The mighty mother cannot find it in her heart to pronounce a decision which must aggrieve one of such a devoted pair. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845\|Various Everything that can most aggrieve the heart of man has befallen me here under his eyes. A Thorny Path [Per Aspera], Complete\|Georg Ebers No natives know so well how to aggrieve and be unpleasant to travellers. In Darkest Africa, Vol. 2; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria\|Henry Morton Stanley British Dictionary definitions for aggrieve aggrieve / (əˈɡriːv) / verb (tr) (often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflictit aggrieved her much that she could not go to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights Word Origin for aggrieve C14: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to aggravate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to aggrieve oppress, abuse, afflict
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aggrieve

verb (used with object), ag·grieved, ag·griev·ing.

Origin of aggrieve

OTHER WORDS FROM aggrieve

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Example sentences from the Web for aggrieve

British Dictionary definitions for aggrieve

verb (tr)

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