AGGRIEVE

grieve, aggrieve

(verb) cause to feel sorrow; “his behavior grieves his mother”

aggrieve

(verb) infringe on the rights of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: 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. Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. Macaulay.

Ag*grieve", v. i.

Definition: To grieve; to lament. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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