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AGGRIEVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aggrieve mean? 

AGGRIEVE (verb)
  The verb AGGRIEVE has 2 senses:

1. infringe on the rights of
2. cause to feel sorrow

  Familiarity information: AGGRIEVE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AGGRIEVE (verb)


Sense 1aggrieve [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Infringe on the rights of

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "aggrieve" is one way to...):

wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


Sense 2aggrieve [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Cause to feel sorrow

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

aggrieve; grieve

Context example:

his behavior grieves his mother

Hypernyms (to "aggrieve" is one way to...):

afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)

Cause:

grieve; sorrow (feel grief; eat one's heart out)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The bad news will aggrieve him


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