1
: troubled or distressed in spirit
2
a
: suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights
aggrieved minority groups
b
: showing or expressing grief, injury, or offense
an aggrieved plea
… he would look up with such an aggrieved air …—
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Lucy Maud MontgomeryExamples of aggrieved in a Sentence
He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him.
The aggrieved party may cancel the contract.
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If tweedy free-speech absolutists and their aggrieved students are capable of finding common ground, this will be the issue that unites them.
—Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
As various subplots chugged along toward their combustion point, top dog Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his aggrieved nephew Michael (Finn Cole) had their final stand-off.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The emails appeared to have been written by Epstein on behalf of an aggrieved employee of Gates who was resigning.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Ten minutes before Diarra’s decisive penalty, Leeds’ Joe Rodon had a goal ruled out for offside, and the home team and their supporters will feel aggrieved not to have been awarded a penalty in the first half when Luke O’Nien pulled down Pascal Struijk when defending a corner.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 5 Mar. 2026
As various subplots chugged along toward their combustion point, top dog Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his aggrieved nephew Michael (Finn Cole) had their final stand-off.
—Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2026
The emails appeared to have been written by Epstein on behalf of an aggrieved employee of Gates who was resigning.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Ten minutes before Diarra’s decisive penalty, Leeds’ Joe Rodon had a goal ruled out for offside, and the home team and their supporters will feel aggrieved not to have been awarded a penalty in the first half when Luke O’Nien pulled down Pascal Struijk when defending a corner.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Aggrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggrieved. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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aggrieved
adjective
ag·grieved
ə-ˈgrēvd 
1
: troubled or distressed in spirit
2
: having a cause for complaint
especially
: suffering from injury or loss
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