aggrieve
Meaning
- (transitive) To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict
- (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.
Synonyms
encroach upon
Translations
kränken
affliggere
bedroeven
afligir
αδικώ
afligirPronounced as (IPA)
/əˈɡɹiːv/
Etymology
In summary
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.
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