Definition of aggrieve Aggrieve

/ʌgɹiˈv/ - [ugreev] - ag•grieve

We found 9 definitions of aggrieve from 6 different sources.

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What does aggrieve mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

aggrieves, aggrieving, aggrieved  

aggrieve - infringe on the rights of
  wrong treat unjustly; do wrong to
  jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
aggrieve - cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"
  grieve
  afflict cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • aggrieve (Verb)
    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.
  • aggrieve (Verb)
    To grieve; to lament.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • 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.
  • aggrieve (v. i.)
    To grieve; to lament.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • aggrieve
    To cause to feel sorrow.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • aggrieve
    ag-grēv′, v.t. to press heavily upon: to pain or injure. [O. Fr. agrever (Sp. agraviar)—L. ad, to, and gravis, heavy. See Grief, Grieve.]

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  • aggrieve, verb, present, 1st person singular of aggrieve (infinitive).
  • aggrieve, verb (infinitive).

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