aggrieved

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adjective

Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

“I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.”

Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveaggrieved (comparative more aggrieved, superlative most aggrieved)

comparative more aggrieved · superlative most aggrieved

  1. Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

    I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.

    1 more example

    Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time. Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions.

    2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport
  2. lawHaving one's rights denied or curtailed.

    The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of aggrieve

Translations

Malay terkilan
  • terkilanangry or resentful
Māori pāmamae
  • pāmamaeangry or resentful
Romanian înfuriat
  • înfuriatangry or resentful
Spanish ofendido, herido
  • ofendidoangry or resentful
  • heridoangry or resentful
Cite this entry
APA

aggrieved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggrieved

MLA

“aggrieved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggrieved. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aggrieved,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aggrieved.

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