aggrieved

UK: /əˈgriːvd/ US: /əˈgrivd/ ,(ə grēvd′)

From the verb aggrieve: (⇒ conjugate)

aggrieved is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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ag•grieved /əˈgrivd/   adj. 

1. injured or hurt because of injustice:
   felt aggrieved by the criticism.

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ag•grieved  (ə grēvd′), adj. 

1. wronged, offended, or injured:
   He felt himself aggrieved.
2. Law deprived of legal rights or claims.
3. troubled; worried;
   disturbed;
   unhappy.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see aggrieve, -ed²

ag•griev•ed•ly  (ə grē′vid lē), adv.  ag•griev′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. . abused, harmed, wounded.

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aggrieved / əˈɡriːvd/ adjective

1. feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly

aggrievedly / əˈɡriːvɪdlɪ/ adverb

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ag•grieve  (ə grēv′), v.t., -grieved, -griev•ing. 

1. to oppress or wrong grievously;
   injure by injustice.
2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.

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

ag•grieve′ment, n. 

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aggrieve / əˈɡriːv/ verb (transitive)

1. (often impersonal or passive) to grieve; distress; afflict
2. to injure unjustly, esp by infringing a person's legal rights

Etymology: 14th Century: agreven, via Old French from Latin aggravāre to aggravate