AGGRIEVED | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Aggrieved

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘distressed’): past participle of aggrieve, from Old French agrever ‘make heavier’, based on Latin aggravare (see aggravate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈɡriːvd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

Short Definition:

feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

Examples:
  • they were aggrieved at the outcome

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