aggrieve

Verb

Meaning

To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved.

To grieve; to lament.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grieve harry miff vex dog plague hound pester damage try pain wrong stress harm trouble
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Antonyms

gladden help benefit feed charm delight
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Hypernyms

wrong afflict

Derivatives

aggrieved aggrieving

Examples

his behavior grieves his mother Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

aggressor sapling aggri aggrievance aggrieved aggrieved entity aggrieved individual