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AGGRIEVE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to feel sorrow

Example:

his behavior grieves his mother

Synonyms:

aggrieve; grieve

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

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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