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
Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Some felt sidelined, aggrieved or became concerned about their own career prospects.
—Paul Vanderbroeck, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Loong & French should feel pretty aggrieved here, having been robbed of the opportunity to play further into the draw.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The emails appeared to have been written by Epstein on behalf of an aggrieved employee of Gates who was resigning.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Some felt sidelined, aggrieved or became concerned about their own career prospects.
—Paul Vanderbroeck, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Loong & French should feel pretty aggrieved here, having been robbed of the opportunity to play further into the draw.
—Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
In Virginia, a dissident hinterland landowner named Nathaniel Bacon led a revolt by aggrieved Colonists that torched the English provincial capital at Jamestown.
—Peter C. Mancall, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieved
Adjective
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Should such a reminder not result in proper enforcement, the next practical step would be for the dissatisfied owners to organize and run candidates for the board to elect like-minded directors to enforce the rules.—
Howard Dakoff,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The film hands off its plot like a baton, passing from this dissatisfied shopper to a factory owner to her dead daughter-in-law (another ghost) who petitions the government for her civil rights despite being in the body of an appliance.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Demi herself looks perturbed but moves on quickly.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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But on the other hand, Amir and Jahan do, in fact, act strangely enough — including walking around at night, and humming in cartoonishly sinister ways — that even the most rational and accepting observers would be rightly perturbed.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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The outcome will likely transform the already heated debate over social media addiction as a concept, what role apps may play in engineering it, and whether individuals like Kaley can prove they’re afflicted.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The disease afflicted homosexuals, Haitians, haemophiliacs and heroin addicts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Workers across the nation have called out sick, partially out of protest and also to come up with other ways to make money, that have resulted in long security lines and frustrated passengers.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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One of them is slapped on the field by a frustrated boy.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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The Hawkeyes upset Florida’s offensive rhythm to force six turnovers in the first eight minutes, while the Gators missed numerous scoring opportunities close to the basket.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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This upset more than a few British patriots, who then stepped out with the British flags.—
Simon Constable,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Murphy shed weight to become the wiry, brilliant theoretical physicist tormented by his own creation, the atomic bomb.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The biggest distinction between the two displays came in the form of an exciting young winger who tormented Wolverhampton Wanderers’ back line last night.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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As the months went on, the executive alienated key constituencies.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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But the aggressive mode of politics practiced by Wambsganss and her cohort eventually alienated many of their fellow-conservatives.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Aquarion sale has had a long and tortured regulatory history, having been first proposed during a bitter, years-long standoff between the utility industry and former PURA Chairman Marissa Gillett.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But Saleh has carved out a unique place for himself as an avatar for restrained, tortured, and resilient Arab male dignity.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Aggrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrieved. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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