aggrieving

verb

present participle of aggrieve
1
as in disquieting

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2
as in tormenting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrieving
  1. disquieting
  2. tormenting
  3. perturbing
  4. afflicting
  5. upsetting
  6. torturing
  7. alienating
  8. abusing
Verb
  • Concurrently, the duo was seeing a growth of comic conventions, but a disquieting sidelining of artists at the same time.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The light is always ‘slanted,’ casting the novel’s gnomic creations in disquieting atmospherics.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of disquieting
Verb
  • After several hours of tormenting Machado, Sierra placed his leg on her chest to keep her from moving and wrapped a yellow Sedano’s Supermarket plastic bag over her face.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This shift from just hating and tormenting Mozart, and expanding that rage against God and his own mediocrity is what makes this play so profound and distinctive.
    — Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tormenting
Verb
  • It had previously been thought that an unseen gas giant planet, having carved out a gap between the middle and outer ring, was perturbing the outer ring.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In another study conducted around the same time, Picard found that perturbing mitochondria changed their host cell’s gene expression and growth, even when the organelles’ ability to transform energy was unchanged.
    — Rachel Nuwer, Quanta Magazine, 17 July 2026
Definition of perturbing
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  • Singh and Jaggseer, like Beyoncé and Lil Nas X before them, highlight an identity crisis afflicting modern country music.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The work continues and the Frates family has maintained the passion that Pete instilled in them in fighting the disease that is still afflicting far too many people.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of afflicting
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  • Meghan allegedly didn’t endure the same vetting process as Kate, reportedly to avoid upsetting Harry.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Both teams picked up pivotal wins last week, with the Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) upsetting rival Baylor 17-6, while the Mountaineers (4-3, 1-3) earned a thrilling, last-second 45-42 win over Cincinnati.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of upsetting
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  • In 2013, Isauro Aguirre and girlfriend Pearl Fernandez killed 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez after torturing him for eight months in a Palmdale residence.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Tennessee recently paused the practice after prisoner Christa Pike, who was convicted of torturing and killing a classmate in 1995, survived two rounds of a botched lethal injection.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of torturing
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  • Miller must now help an administration preserve its core supporters without further alienating voters concerned about prices, community disruption and overseas conflict.
    — Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026
  • When over half of shoppers intentionally provide proxy emails or fake numbers to avoid spam and data exposure, brands end up building marketing strategies on flawed, unresponsive databases while alienating distrustful consumers.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of alienating
Verb
  • Earlier this week, The Guardian and ITV News published their report about Walliams, with more than 30 people accusing him of abusing his celebrity and star power to prey on women and teenagers.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In that episode, Parker accused Smith of verbally and physically abusing her, details later attested to by her eldest son, of a different father, during the police investigation into her disappearance.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026
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