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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. infringe on the rights of;

2. cause to feel sorrow;
- Example: "his behavior grieves his mother"
[syn: grieve, aggrieve]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrieving.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and cf. Aggravate.] 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. [1913 Webster] Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. i. To grieve; to lament. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aggrieve v 1: infringe on the rights of 2: cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother" [syn: grieve, aggrieve]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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