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aggrieve

 
(ə-grēv') pronunciation
tr.v., -grieved, -griev·ing, -grieves.
  1. To distress; afflict.
  2. To inflict an injury or injuries on.

[Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin aggravāre, to make worse. See aggravate.]


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verb

  1. To cause suffering or painful sorrow to: distress, grieve, hurt, injure, pain, wound. See happy/unhappy.
  2. To do a wrong to; treat unjustly: oppress, outrage, persecute, wrong. See right/wrong.

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IN BRIEF: Feeling burdened.

pronunciation Mary Lou was aggrieved by the salesman's attitude.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forurette, krænke

Nederlands (Dutch)
kwetsen

Français (French)
v. tr. - peiner, chagriner, blesser, affliger (par)

Deutsch (German)
v. - ungerecht behandeln, kränken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θλίβω, λυπώ, αδικώ

Italiano (Italian)
addolorare, offendere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - entristecer, lesar, prejudicar, afligir

Русский (Russian)
удручать, угнетать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apenar, apesadumbrar, afligir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - såra

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使委屈, 使苦恼, 侵害

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使委屈, 使苦惱, 侵害

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 괴롭히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 悩ます, 苦しめる, 感情を傷付ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يظلم, يحزن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ציער, העליב, הציק, קיפח‬


 
 
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