aggrieved

CEFRC2

/əˈɡrivd/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Feeling unfairly treated or harmed.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Having one's rights denied or curtailed.

Examples

  • It aggrieved her much that she could not go.

  • She has every reason to feel aggrieved.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of aggrieve

  2. Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

More examples

In context

  • I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.

  • The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

  • Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions.

Quick test

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The blank employee felt unfairly fired and immediately filed a complaint against the company.

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