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aggrieve

[uh-greev] / əˈgriv /
VERB
wrong
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The government says the main legislation relevant to spiking is Section 24 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, which includes maliciously administering poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy that person.

From BBC Oct. 5, 2024

In his opinion, Watson wrote “because the model policies are directed only to school boards, they cannot affect or aggrieve anyone other than the school boards.”

From Seattle Times Jul. 29, 2021

It wasn’t to aggrieve one particular sense of wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 18, 2015

The morals still aggrieve him and, even with Terry no longer around, that makes it a calculated gamble on Hodgson's part.

From The Guardian Mar. 14, 2013

When our sins aggrieve us, Jesus will receive us, All our debt He paid.

From Hymns and Hymnwriters of Denmark by J. C. (Jens Christian) Aaberg

“You should not feel aggrieved nor should you ever put that in writing,” Todd Webster, another lobbyist Navatek hired, replied.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2026

But talks broke down in dramatic fashion, leaving both sides aggrieved and accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

If not, wouldn’t that invite pretty harsh recriminations from either aggrieved investors or motivated regulators and prosecutors?

From Slate Sep. 1, 2026

But these revitalized Knicks—for decades themselves a Schadenfreudist’s delight, a faded franchise with crabby ownership and aggrieved fans—are giving even skeptical out-of-towners a case of the Manhattan warm ’n’ fuzzies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 8, 2026

This was right in her strike zone: an aggrieved victim, a remorseless alleged perpetrator, and no one taking up the fight.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Medium has taken different strategic paths, sometimes aggrieving writers with its sudden shifts in focus.

From New York Times Jul. 12, 2022

For writers, editors, graphic designers, and others on gig work platforms, navigating resellers have become an aggrieving part of the grind that can border on deceitful.

From The Verge Feb. 9, 2022

It is an unorthodox interview because the Football Association, mindful of aggrieving City, have asked Lescott to keep the subject to England and not discuss club issues when, of course, the two are intrinsically linked.

From The Guardian Mar. 24, 2013

How does Moscow satisfy the growing hunger for self-rule in the republics without aggrieving the large numbers of local Russians?

From Time Magazine Archive

But the next day he began to look into the matter, the investigation was continued for a time, though no one had the slightest idea who had been the aggrieving parties.

From The Fisher Girl by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson




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