aggrieve

aggrieve is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved.
2. intransitive verb. To grieve; to lament.
3. verb. cause to feel sorrow

   "his behavior grieves his mother"

   Synonyms: grieve

4. verb. infringe on the rights of

Synonyms

grieve

Common word forms

aggrieved, aggrieves, aggrieving, aggrievement

Words from these letters

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