AGGRIEVE
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)
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
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
