AGGRIEVING Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

aggrieving

verb

present participle of aggrieve

as in disquieting

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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

Of the many thoughts tormenting Víctor Eduardo is how Julio died.

— Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
Aside from tormenting the sole out transgender member of Congress by waging a campaign to bar her from using the women’s bathroom in the Capitol, Mace had been a side player that year.

— Annie Karni, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of tormenting

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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

Verb

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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Not upsetting Beijing Washington is unlikely to raise tensions and upset Beijing ahead of next week's summit, while China is expected to shrug off efforts aimed at curbing oil purchases, according to analysts.

— Anniek Bao,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
The Wolverines can change the narrative by upsetting Oklahoma and avenging a 24-13 loss from last season.

— Steve Megargee, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of upsetting

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Barahona has been behind bars since March 2011 after being accused of killing Nubia and torturing her twin brother, Victor.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Ontario County First Assistant District Attorney James Nobles told the court that Arzuaga was at the center of the group accused of torturing Nordquist to death.

— Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of torturing

Verb

How Mayor Bass could reach Pratt voters The Bass and Raman campaigns could rely on outside spending groups and campaign surrogates — political allies who lean to the right of the candidates — to avoid alienating their core supporters.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Qualley holds this all together with a tricky performance that sometimes is actually alienating.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of alienating

Verb

At no point did anyone believe that Peyton Manning or SNL espoused abusing kids.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026
According to Dutch News, Ben Saunders struggled with health issues and had various run-ins with law enforcement over the years, including a 2016 community service sentence for abusing a traffic official.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

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