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AGGRIEVE

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• 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.

• AGGRIEVE (verb)

Sense 1

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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 2

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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

"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs."
(English proverb)
"Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"The pebble comes from the mountain."
(Arabic proverb)
"Cover your candle, it will light more."
(Egyptian proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of sorrow
Definition of wrong
Pronunciation of jurisprudence
Definition of grieve
Pronunciation of law

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