Complete Definition of "aggrieve"

English

Etymology
OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever to burden, injure, Latin gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and compare with Aggravate.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��gɹiv/

Verb
en-verb|aggrieves|aggrieving|aggrieved

  1. To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon;—now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved.
  2. intransitive To grieve; to lament.

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