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
Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Especially watching Linklater—who’s giving by far the most compelling performance in the production—coming to gruff, aggrieved life by degrees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Disneyland rolls out 12 Star Wars popcorn buckets and collectible novelties
The Small World outcry prompted Disney Legend Marty Sklar to pen an open letter to aggrieved fans.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri McDormand won her second of three Best Actress accolades for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as aggrieved mother, Mildred Hayes, whose daughter (Kathryn Newton) was raped and murdered.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Lizzy Caplan is George’s aggrieved daughter, Alex, now a Congresswoman.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Especially watching Linklater—who’s giving by far the most compelling performance in the production—coming to gruff, aggrieved life by degrees.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2025
Disneyland rolls out 12 Star Wars popcorn buckets and collectible novelties
The Small World outcry prompted Disney Legend Marty Sklar to pen an open letter to aggrieved fans.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri McDormand won her second of three Best Actress accolades for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as aggrieved mother, Mildred Hayes, whose daughter (Kathryn Newton) was raped and murdered.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieved
Adjective
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That isn’t the only poll showing Americans are dissatisfied with their finances under Trump.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The result is ‘inclusion’ efforts that leave everyone feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved.—
Ian Kingsbury,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Ringo was yellow submarines and octopus gardens, the mascot little brother, despite being the eldest Beatle, and the best at flittering above the feuds that afflicted the trio of geniuses around him.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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Unfortunately, this fresh ailment has afflicted him for the majority of his 2024-25 run.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Jasmine Paolini upset American Coco Gauff to become the first Italian to win the Italian Open in 40 years.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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At 34 years old, Stockman's youthful assurance and irreverence for sacred cows of all kinds soon upset many of his former colleagues on the Hill.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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And while Twitter long struggled to turn its influence into a profitable business, the company’s value is more questionable now than ever after Musk’s controversial policies alienated advertisers.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
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Others, however, argue there were plenty of errors made on the campaign trail, from refusing to distance herself from Biden or touting an endorsement from former GOP Representative Liz Cheney, which critics say alienated key Democratic constituencies.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In the filing, the three dancers claimed they were abused, harassed, discriminated against and faced numerous workplace violations while working for the Grammy winner and her Big Grrrl Big Touring Inc.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Wood said that since the charges were announced, more people had come forward alleging they were also abused by Deutsch.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Even the guards appeared to be disturbed.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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These five destinations show that sharing the shore with animals can be calm, safe and memorable for the right reasons when animals aren’t fed or disturbed.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Aggrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrieved. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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