aggrieve
Meanings
Verb
- infringe on the rights of
- cause to feel sorrow
- To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
- To grieve; to lament.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, anguish, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, bleed, bring down, condole, contristate, dash, deject, depress, dere, desolate, dispirit, engrieve, erme, excruciate, forset, get down, gloom, grieve, grieven, hurt, irritate, lament, moan, mourn, oppress, pang, pine, rack, regret, rue, sadden, sadden up, sigh, sorrow, throe, torment, torture, tristitiate, ungladden, unhappy, upset, wayment, wring, yearn
Scrabble Score: 13
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