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AGGRIEVE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they aggrieve ... he / she / it aggrieves
Past simple: aggrieved
Past participle: aggrieved
-ing form: aggrieving
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to feel sorrow
Example:
his behavior grieves his mother
Synonyms:
aggrieve; grieve
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "aggrieve" is one way to...):
afflict (cause great unhappiness for; distress)
Cause:
grieve; sorrow (feel grief)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will aggrieve him
Sense 2
Meaning:
Infringe on the rights of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "aggrieve" is one way to...):
wrong (treat unjustly; do wrong to)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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