The act of wronging or injuring someone; the state of being aggrieved or upset.
From 'aggrieve' plus the suffix '-ment' (denoting action or result). The verb 'aggrieve' comes from Old French 'agrever,' based on Latin 'gravis' meaning heavy.
The suffix '-ment' usually creates nouns for concrete things (like 'payment' or 'shipment'), so 'aggrievement' is unusual—it names an emotional event, making it a rare word that captures the moment injustice happens.
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