aggrievement

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Recent Examples of aggrievement 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 The aggrieved white parent is perhaps the most potent reactionary figure in this country and the American classroom is a common scene of their aggrievement, waging battles against school desegregation and leading efforts fighting the teaching of evolution. Esther Wang, The New Republic, 14 July 2021 See All Example Sentences for aggrievement
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Noun
  • In the canonical metaphorical example, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, and the cascading sequence of atmospheric perturbations leads to a tornado in Texas.
    Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • By comparing the forward and backward series of operations, the new algorithm can see the effects of this perturbation throughout the molecule and so model the molecule as a whole.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, more Republicans voiced some uneasiness with federal agents’ tactics.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While Russians have shown some signs of mounting disquiet over the effects of the Kremlin’s war, authorities have sought to showcase the state’s determination to see the fight to its conclusion.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Cumming hinted at ongoing global disquiet without going too far or getting too pointed.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Today, an entire generation of young Californians are resigned to life-long rental payments, which breed resentment and harm their long-term economic stability.
    Matt Mahan, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Major purchases tied to mystery investors have sparked anger and resentment in Malibu.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • As the score tilted more and more and more heavily in Memphis’ favor Friday night, Mavericks’ fans’ dejection level probably depended on their larger-picture perspective.
    Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The world watched as the heavy favorite to triumph at the Milan Cortina Games sat through several agonizing minutes of dejection.
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026

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“Aggrievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrievement. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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