AGGRIEVEMENT Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

aggrievement

noun

Definition of aggrievement

as in perturbation

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Recent Examples of aggrievement Fox News is a world view, a lifestyle, a way of seeing the world, a 24/7 warm bath of false nostalgia and aggrievement primarily for older adults – some of whom are likely feeling left behind or threatened by the changes in American life. — David Zurawik, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023 If aggrievement offers a general motive for mass murder, a shooter’s choice of location may offer more specific clues as to the circumstances that set him off, experts say. — Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023 The Russian nationalist leader was a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride. — Bernard McGhee, al, 31 Dec. 2022 Predictably, the few recent mandates have elicited a good deal of aggrievement and derision from the anti-masking set. — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for aggrievement

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Noun

The presence of a planet causes a tiny perturbation in the lensing of light from the background star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 June 2026
Adopt differential privacy or output perturbation (though this can degrade usefulness).

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 May 2026

Definition of perturbation

Noun

Its knockout round match against Bosnia and Herzegovina was still in doubt as the Levi’s Stadium crowd watched with uneasiness deep into the second half.

— Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
That feeling, that kind of nervousness and uneasiness, just immediately went away.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of uneasiness

Noun

On May 1, 1775, the day the Quebec Act took effect, the life-size marble statue of George III in Montréal – erected in gratitude for his assistance following a fire – was vandalized, indicating disquiet there about this new order.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Deadline hears that there is disquiet at the BBC over the corporation’s decision to broadcast helicopter footage of Andy Burnham‘s journey from Manchester to London.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 June 2026

Definition of disquiet

Noun

Politicians and podcasters model an ethos of resentment, dominance, and 15-minute fame for today’s young men.

— Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Mental health experts previously told USA TODAY that resentment toward displays of wealth often have little to do with the actual individuals involved.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 6 July 2026

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