Aggrieved

Aggrieved
Aggrieve Ag*grieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aggrieving}.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grieve}, and cf. {Aggravate}.] 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. [1913 Webster]

Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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