AGGRIEVED Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ə-ˈgrēvd

Definition of aggrieved

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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aggrieved

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verb

past tense of aggrieve

as in perturbed

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as in afflicted

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Recent Examples of aggrieved

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The aggrieved front-line workers also include safety and security teams, those that often embark on community outreach as well as those burying patients who died from Ebola. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Yet, this World Cup offers a temporary respite for our perennially aggrieved society. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 30 June 2026 As if the arc of history just naturally bends towards justice without aggrieved people putting pressure on it. — Sarah Schulman, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026 When early goals by both teams were denied by offside calls, the aggrieved fans jeered and whistled — the equivalent of Chiefs fans booing pass interference against their guy. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggrieved

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieved

Adjective

Apparently dissatisfied with simply blocking funding for entire fields of research and frustrated by Congress, Vought decided to have another go at the NIH’s grants.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Foreman said the message could be intended to reach independent and moderate voters who are dissatisfied with the administration's immigration policies.

— Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

Verb

Not only does Mehta deliver a stunning debut performance, as a young girl perturbed by the world and her place within it, but the film’s sinister, shadowy tone makes even natural spaces feel imposing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
These objects are thought to have wandered in from the Kuiper Belt beyond Pluto, their paths perhaps perturbed by distant gravitational interactions with the gas giant planets, or even a nudge from a passing star.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of perturbed

Verb

The afflicted can feel very strongly about them, strongly believe them, even though there is no convincing reason for holding that thought.

— Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
However, the network was afflicted with major issues in its first year, including executive turnover and poor ratings.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of afflicted

Adjective

From this perspective, the fertility slump is a record of frustrated longing.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Such moments are the byproduct of a frustrated team and a frustrated fanbase, both trying to help each other and both unable to get out of each other’s way Sunday.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Verb

The series follows a group of Los Angeles teenagers in the 1980s who are being tormented by a serial killer known as the Trawler.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
Parents of children murdered at Sandy Hook in 2012 were tormented for years by conspiracy theorists who claimed their kids hadn’t really died.

— Elle Reeve, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tormented

Verb

His decision to campaign alongside internet personality Hasan Piker has alienated more centrist Democratic figures who hoped the party would moderate after losing to Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Raman’s last-minute entry into the mayoral race alienated many of her council colleagues, who have almost unanimously endorsed Bass.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of alienated

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Two students who had been visiting the palace, Eduardo Matson Ospino and Yolanda Ernestina Santodomingo, were allegedly classified as especiales, taken to a military facility, blindfolded, interrogated, tortured and threatened with execution.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors say Alsheikh, seeking to quash political dissent, sent certain prisoners to a wing of Adra where they were held in small isolation cells and tortured.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tortured

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