aggrieve

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈɡɹiːv/ Rhymes: -iːv === Verb === aggrieve (third-person singular simple present aggrieves, present participle aggrieving, simple past and past participle aggrieved) (transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hurt, Thesaurus:sadden (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament. Synonyms: mourn, rue; see also Thesaurus:be sad ==== Usage notes ==== Now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “aggrieve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.