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Meaning of 'aggrieve' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aggrieve [ v. i.]
- To grieve; to lament.
2 . Aggrieve [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'aggrieve' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . aggrieve [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to feel sorrow
Example in sentence:
  • his behavior grieves his mother

Nearby Words:

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