Definitions for aggrieved

aggrieved ag·grieved

Spelling: [uh-greevd]
IPA: /əˈgrivd/

Aggrieved is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 280 anagrams from letters in aggrieved (adeeggirv).

Definitions for aggrieved

adjective

  1. wronged, offended, or injured:
  2. Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
  3. troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.

verb (used with object)

  1. to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice.
  2. to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc.

Origin of aggrieved

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at aggrieve, -ed2

Examples for aggrieved

I would rather not say it annoys me because it sounds so aggrieved and me-centered.

This may lead to a long-shot duel between the aggressor and the aggrieved.

"You should have told me that before," said the girl, in an aggrieved tone.

He insisted that they were the aggrieved party, and chose swords.

In short, Pakistan is an aggrieved state that got the short end of the stick when Partition happened.

And it is Lane, an aggrieved father, who gets the last word.

And so they did what academics do when they are aggrieved: they wrote an article in a medical journal.

When they had gone Eileen turned to Linda with a discontented and aggrieved face.

Not just crazy-eyed Michele Bachmann or perpetually aggrieved Sarah Palin types.

“You seem to be very happy with Lucy,” she said, with an aggrieved smile.

Word Value for aggrieved
Scrable

15

Words with friends

18

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