aggrieve

  • 11aggrieve — Synonyms and related words: abuse, afflict, affront, anguish, annoy, barb the dart, befoul, bewitch, blight, break down, bring to tears, bruise, condemn, constrain, corrupt, crucify, crush, curse, cut, cut up, damage, defile, deprave, desolate,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 12aggrieve — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. wrong, oppress, abuse; see wrong . See Synonym Study at wrong . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. distress, wrong, disturb, hurt, injure, offend, slight, trouble, wound. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cause suffering… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 13aggrieve — see AGGRAVATE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14aggrieve —   …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 15aggrieve — v. wrong, oppress; cause sorrow; offend …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 16aggrieve — v. a. 1. Pain, grieve, afflict, wound the feelings of, cause sorrow to. 2. Wrong, injure, oppress, maltreat, abuse, bear hard upon, ill treat, ill use, impose upon …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 17aggrieve — v 1. wrong, do an injustice to, Sl. do one dirty; abuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, mishandle, misuse, ill use, bullyrag; oppress, persecute, torment, agonize; injure, hurt, bruise, harm, damage. 2. torture, rack, afflict, pain; distress,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 18aggrieve — ag·grieve …

    English syllables

  • 19aggrieve — ag•grieve [[t]əˈgriv[/t]] v. t. grieved, griev•ing 1) to oppress or wrong grievously 2) to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME agreven < MF agrever < L aggravāre ag•grieve′ment, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20aggrieve — /əˈgriv/ (say uh greev) verb (t) (aggrieved, aggrieving) (now used chiefly in the passive) to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice. {Middle English agreve(n), Old French agrever, from Latin aggravāre exasperate} …

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