Definitions for aggrieve
əˈgrivag·grieve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggrieveverb

   infringe on the rights of

2. grieve, aggrieveverb

   cause to feel sorrow

   "his behavior grieves his mother"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggrieveverb

   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.

2. aggrieveverb

   To grieve; to lament.

3. Etymology: From agreven, agrever; a + grever, gravare, from gravis. See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Aggrieveverb

   Etymology: from gravis, Lat.

   1. To give sorrow; to cause grief; to vex. It is not improbable, that to grieve was originally neuter, and aggrieve the active.

   But while therein I took my chief delight,
   I saw, alas! the gaping earth devour
   The spring, the place, and all clean out of sight:
   Which yet aggrieves my heart even to this hour. Edmund Spenser.

   2. To impose some hardships upon; to harrass; to hurt in one’s right. This is a kind of juridical sense; and whenever it is used now, it bears some allusion to forms of law.

   Sewall, archbishop of York, much aggrieved with some practices of the pope’s collectors, took all patiently. William Camden.

   The landed man finds himself aggrieved, by the falling of his rents, and the streightening of his fortune; whilst the monied man keeps up his gain, and the merchant thrives and grows rich by trade. John Locke.

   Of injur’d fame, and mighty wrongs receiv’d,
   Cloë complains, and wond’rously’s aggriev’d. George Granville.

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1. aggrieve

   To aggrieve is to infringe upon the rights or interests of someone or to cause someone distress, suffering or injustice. It can also mean to make someone feel resentful or upset due to perceived unfair treatment.

2. aggrieve

   To aggrieve is to offend, mistreat, or cause trouble or distress to someone. It often implies injustices or infringement of rights that results in harm or unhappiness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Aggrieveverb

   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

2. Aggrieveverb

   to grieve; to lament

3. Etymology: [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and cf. Aggravate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

Matched Categories

1. • Afflict
   • Law
   • Wrong

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of aggrieve in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of aggrieve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=aggrieve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Aggrieve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=aggrieve
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggrieve
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=aggrieve