aggrieve

əˈɡriːv

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of aggrieve - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

emotional pain

Dated

cause someone to feel pain or sorrow

Dated

The news of the accident aggrieved her deeply.

distress

sadden

upset

legal

Rare

injure unjustly by infringing rights

Rare

The new law aggrieves the citizens' freedom of speech.

harm

injure

wrong

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Origin of aggrieve

Latin, aggravare (to make heavier)

Examples of aggrieve in a sentence

The unfair decision aggrieved the community.
The policy changes aggrieve minority groups unfairly.
His actions were found to aggrieve the workers' rights.

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French:affliger, porter atteinte, ...
German:betrüben, schädigen, ...
Italian:affliggere, ledere, ...
Spanish:afligir, lesionar, ...
Portuguese:afligir, prejudicar, ...
Chinese:使痛苦, 侵害, ...
Japanese:悲しませる, 侵害する, ...
Arabic:آلَمَ, ظلم, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְאִיב, לִפְגוֹעַ, ...
Russian:огорчать, ущемлять, ...
Ukrainian:засмутити, порушувати, ...
Hindi:दुखी करना, अन्यायपूर्ण चोट पहुँचाना, ...
Bengali:আঘাত করা, ক্ষতি করা, ...
Catalan:afligir, perjudicar, ...
Czech:zarmoutit, poškodit, ...
Danish:sorge, krænke, ...
Dutch:kwetsen, benadelen, ...
Greek:λυπώ, πλήττω, ...
Hungarian:megbántani, sérelmet okozni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យឈឺចិត្ត, បំពានសិទ្ធិដោយអយុត្តិធម៌, ...
Korean:슬프게 하다, 침해하다, ...
Persian:ناراحت کرد, نقض کرد, ...
Polish:zasmucać, naruszać, ...
Portuguese (BR):afligir, prejudicar, ...
Romanian:a întrista, a vătăma, ...
Swedish:bedröva, kränka, ...
Thai:ทำให้รู้สึกเจ็บปวด, ทำร้าย, ...
Turkish:üzmek, zarar vermek, ...
Vietnamese:làm đau buồn, xâm phạm, ...

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