Aggrieve

/əˈɡriːv/ verb

Definition

To make someone feel wronged, upset, or treated unfairly. It can also mean to cause pain or distress.

Etymology

From Old French *agrever* “to oppress, make worse,” from Latin *aggravare* “to make heavy, to burden,” from *ad-* “to” and *gravis* “heavy.” Over time, the meaning focused on emotional or legal injury.

Kelly Says

To ‘aggrieve’ someone is to put a heavy weight on their sense of fairness. That’s why we call people who feel deeply wronged ‘aggrieved’—they’re carrying a burden of hurt or injustice.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማሳዘን
ma-sa-zen
ARالعربية
يظلم
yaz-lim
BNবাংলা
কষ্ট দেওয়া
kosh-to de-wa
CSČeština
zarmoutit
zar-MO-tit
DADansk
såre
SAW-reh
DEDeutsch
kränken
KRAEN-ken
ELΕλληνικά
στενοχωρώ
ste-no-kho-RO
ESEspañol
agraviar
ah-grah-vee-AHR
FAفارسی
رنجاندن
ran-jan-dan
FISuomi
loukata
LO-ka-ta
FRFrançais
léser
lay-ZAY
GUGU
દુઃખ આપવું
dukh aap-vun
HAHA
bata
bah-tah
HEעברית
לפגוע
lif-go-a
HIहिन्दी
दुखी करना
dukh-ee kar-na
HUMagyar
megbánt
meg-BAHNT
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyakiti
men-ya-KEE-tee
IGIG
mee ihe ọjọọ
meh ee-heh oh-joh-oh
ITItaliano
addolorare
ah-do-lo-RAH-reh
JA日本語
苦しめる
ku-ru-shi-me-ru
KKKK
ренжіту
ren-zhee-tu
KMKM
ធ្វើឱ្យឈឺចាប់
tveu-aoy-cheu-chap
KO한국어
괴롭히다
goe-rop-hi-da
MRMR
दुखावणे
dukh-av-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
menyakitkan
men-ya-kit-kan
MYမြန်မာ
နာကျင်စေ
na-kyin-se
NLNederlands
grieven
GREE-ven
NONorsk
såre
SAW-reh
PAPA
ਦੁਖੀ ਕਰਨਾ
dukh-ee kar-na
PLPolski
krzywdzić
KSHIV-dzheech
PTPortuguês
agravar
ah-grah-VAHR
RORomână
întrista
een-tris-TA
RUРусский
огорчать
o-gor-CHAT
SVSvenska
såra
SAW-rah
SWKiswahili
kuumiza
koo-oo-MEE-zah
TAதமிழ்
துன்பப்படுத்து
thun-bap-pa-dut-tu
TEతెలుగు
బాధపెట్టు
ba-dha-pet-tu
THไทย
ทำร้าย
tam-raai
TLTL
saktan
sak-TAN
TRTürkçe
üzmek
ooz-MEK
UKУкраїнська
засмучувати
za-smu-chu-va-ti
URاردو
دکھ دینا
dukh de-na
VITiếng Việt
làm tổn thương
lam ton thuong
YOYO
ba ni banuje
bah nee bah-noo-jeh
ZH中文
使委屈
shi wei-qu
ZUZU
limaza
lee-mah-za

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