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adjective

ə-ˈgrēvd How to pronounce aggrieved (audio)
Definition of aggrievednext
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
1
as in perturbed

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as in afflicted

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Recent Examples of aggrieved
Adjective
When the ball went in the hole, the boos continued, and Clark jokingly touched the brim of his cap and saluted the aggrieved Canadian crowd. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026 The aggrieved Helios approaches Zeus for retribution, and the ensuing storm that Zeus sends drives Odysseus back to Charybdis, who claims his last ship and his crew. — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 June 2026 Here, Jay seemed aggrieved, almost overly intense, demonstrative with his body language and vocal inflection. — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 3 June 2026 Regardless of the facts, each side views itself as the aggrieved party and the other as the aggressor, sees the stakes as too high to step back unilaterally, and treats restraint as surrender. — Bruce Sibley, Time, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for aggrieved
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieved
  1. dissatisfied
  2. perturbed
  3. afflicted
  4. frustrated
  5. upset
  6. tormented
  7. alienated
  8. tortured
Adjective
  • At a time when Democrats have grown dissatisfied with the party establishment, Platner seemed like an appealing alternative.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The city administrator role was created in February because the City Council was continually dissatisfied with Hulsey’s execution of his duties as mayor.
    — Rachel Royster July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of dissatisfied
Verb
  • And Hinch was jeered again after Jones struck out, bookending the booing and showing Tigers fans are perturbed over the team’s downfall.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
  • Lobo appeared perturbed that the shop’s owner brought the claim to the Clark County District Attorney instead of filing a civil suit.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of perturbed
Verb
  • The afflicted slowly lose their ability to walk, talk, eat, dress, write, swallow and, eventually, breathe.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Jude, meanwhile, was shifting from tossing cones to tugging at his ears, afflicted with the same malady that had landed several of the toddlers on the room’s version of the injury list.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
Definition of afflicted
Adjective
  • Unemployment remains above 30%, making migrants easy political targets for frustrated communities and opportunistic actors.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
  • Most frustrated of all are the people tasked with policing the takeovers.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of frustrated
Verb
  • Haaland scored his sixth and seventh goals to upset five-time champion Brazil and get the Scandinavian country into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Later, the co-anchors were joined by their spouses, Lindsay Czarniak and Mike Feldman, respectively, to take in the World Cup match in which Norway upset Brazil at MetLife Stadium.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of upset
Verb
  • Their absence clearly tormented him, but his total dependence on Sara seemed to embarrass him, too.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • The three-paragraph note compared Lyons to a Nazi and predicted that Lyons would be tormented by his own conscience.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of tormented
Verb
  • None of this has alienated his audience of more than 8 million followers across social media.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
  • Unluckily, Alys, freshly alienated by Daemon, arrives just in time to nurse the enemy of her enemy back to health.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of alienated
Verb
  • Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
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