as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert
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as in perturbed
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as in afflicted
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Recent Examples of aggrieved
Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
As the national anthem was playing, the aggrieved senator, Alejandro Moreno – president of the opposition party PRI – stepped up to the podium and grabbed the arm of Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña, of the ruling Morena party, and a shoving match ensued.
—José Álvarez, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Eberechi Eze has a particular reason to feel aggrieved.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
If, as the scholar Corey Robin has suggested, all reactionary movements have, at their heart, a fear of loss, then Boyle’s England is a conservative paradise, in which an aggrieved desire for the past manifests as a literal virus.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
But its sympathy for its aggrieved antihero feels very current.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
As the national anthem was playing, the aggrieved senator, Alejandro Moreno – president of the opposition party PRI – stepped up to the podium and grabbed the arm of Senate President Gerardo Fernández Noroña, of the ruling Morena party, and a shoving match ensued.
—José Álvarez, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Eberechi Eze has a particular reason to feel aggrieved.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
If, as the scholar Corey Robin has suggested, all reactionary movements have, at their heart, a fear of loss, then Boyle’s England is a conservative paradise, in which an aggrieved desire for the past manifests as a literal virus.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieved
Adjective
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Multiple sources close to members of the Madrid squad spoke of a feeling of frustration within the dressing room, with many senior figures feeling disrespected and dissatisfied, and a feeling that Alonso is much more distant with them than predecessor Carlo Ancelotti was.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seehorn quickly accepted the role of Carol Sturka, a misanthropic, creatively dissatisfied romance author behind the best-selling Winds of Wycaro book series.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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All of which is to say that the Knicks, who were quite perturbed by the tumult caused by this latest report, appear fully focused on making a legitimate title run with this group.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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At one point, even Skeet seems perturbed.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Wars and insurrections have afflicted other parts of the Middle East, but Baghdad—a city whose name was once synonymous with suicide bombings and sectarian murder—has been spared.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Lakers were down LeBron James, afflicted by nerve pain.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Instead, after entering the third period tied, the Wild got absolutely dominated by the Pittsburgh Penguins to once again disappoint the frustrated home crowd during what has been a miserable start to this 2025-26 campaign.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Recently married to a promising academic yet already a frustrated wife, prone to boredom and depression?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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The election results on Tuesday are sure to be closely watched for signs of which party is better positioned for next year’s midterm elections, which could upset the balance of power on Capitol Hill.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In 2007, his Stanford team upset Pete Carroll’s undefeated USC as a 41-point underdog, ending the Trojans’ 35-game homefield winning streak in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Florida had a shot at a program-defining win against the rival that tormented it the most.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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Defend itself against any person or animal which has tormented, assaulted or abused it.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Musk’s political stance has alienated environmentally-minded Democratic buyers – historically Tesla’s strongest base – according to surveys cited in the report.—
Reuters 15 hr ago,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Musk's political stance has alienated environmentally minded Democratic buyers - historically Tesla's strongest base - according to surveys cited in the report.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Combined with the numbers injured, detained or tortured, at least one percent of the Strip’s population suffered first-hand from Israeli violence during the first occupation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Maloyan served as Archbishop of Mardin from 1911 to 1915 and was tortured and killed after refusing to convert to Islam.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Aggrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrieved. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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