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aggrieved

aggrieved adjective: angry or resentful due to unjust treatment. Also the simple past and past participle of aggrieve.

Adjective

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.
    • 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. Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
    • The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

Also used as

aggrieved is also the simple past and past participle of aggrieve.

aggrieved meaning in Malay

aggrieved in Malay

angry or resentful
terkilan

Forms of aggrieved

comparativemore aggrieved
superlativemost aggrieved

Words formed from aggrieved

Phrases with aggrieved

Questions about aggrieved

What does aggrieved mean?
Aggrieved means angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
What is aggrieved in Malay?
Aggrieved in Malay is terkilan. See Aggrieved meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is aggrieved?
Aggrieved is an adjective.

Words near aggrieved in the dictionary

  1. aggrevate
  2. aggri
  3. aggrievance
  4. aggrievances
  5. aggrieve
  6. aggrieved
  7. aggrieved parties
  8. aggrieved party
  9. aggrievedly
  10. aggrievedness
  11. aggrievement

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