aggrieve

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /əˈɡriv/ UK /əˈɡriːv/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cause distress or injury to someone, especially by unjust treatment

He felt aggrieved by the unfair dismissal.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cause distress or injury... wrong injure distress oppress harm mistreat

Opposites

please gratify comfort benefit

Word family

Derived forms aggrievedaggrievanceaggrievedly

Related forms grieve grief grievance grievous

Etymology

From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever ('to make heavier, burden'), from Latin aggravare ('to make heavier'), from ad ('to') + gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy').

agrever Old French gravis Latin

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Actions & Processes

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# aggrieve

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /əˈɡriv/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈɡriːv/

## Meanings
1. to cause distress or injury to someone, especially by unjust treatment

## Examples
- He felt aggrieved by the unfair dismissal.

## Synonyms
- wrong
- injure
- distress
- oppress
- harm
- mistreat

## Antonyms
- please
- gratify
- comfort
- benefit

## Derived Forms
- aggrieved
- aggrievance
- aggrievedly

## Related Forms
- grieve
- grief
- grievance
- grievous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agrever
- Root: gravis

## Etymology
From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever ('to make heavier, burden'), from Latin aggravare ('to make heavier'), from ad ('to') + gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy').

## AI Etymology
Aggrieve is from Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever ('to make heavier, burden'), from Latin aggravare ('to make heavier'), from ad ('to') + gravare ('to weigh down'), from gravis ('heavy'). In present-day use, it means to cause distress or injury to someone, especially by unjust treatment. Derived formations include aggrieved, aggrievance, and aggrievedly. Related vocabulary includes grieve, grief, grievance, and grievous.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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