aggrieve

English

Etymology

From Middle English agreven, Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌˈɡɹiv/

Verb

aggrieve (third-person singular simple present aggrieves, present participle aggrieving, simple past and past participle aggrieved)

  1. (transitive) To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.

Usage notes

Now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved.

Translations

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References

  • aggrieve in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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