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)

(transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
(intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.

Usage notes

Now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved.

Translations

to give pain or sorrow to, to afflict, to oppress

German: kränken (de), verletzen (de) (figurative)

Maori: whakamauāhara

to grieve, to lament

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Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} увреждам (bg) (uvreždam), ^{(please verify)} накърнявам (bg) (nakǎrnjavam)

References

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

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