aggrieved
pronunciation
How to pronounce aggrieved in British English:
UK [əˈgri:vd]
How to pronounce aggrieved in American English:
US [əˈɡrivd]
Word Origin
- aggrieved (adj.)
- "oppressed in spirit," mid-14c., past participle adjective from aggrieve. The legal sense of "injured or wronged in one's rights" is from 1580s.
Example
- 1. Most aggrieved , however , are the patients the law is supposed to benefit .
- 2. When an aggrieved counterparty filed suit in new york , the group provided an astonishing explanation for its plight .
- 3. In wukan in the southern province of guangdong aggrieved villagers rose up in december against land-grabbing officials chasing the local party chief away .
- 4. Bradford west is home to many muslims who are implacably aggrieved about british interventions in the middle east .
- 5. Storey said that china saw itself as the aggrieved party , but added : " despite the rhetoric about its peaceful rise and not seeking hegemony , it is seen that china is becoming more assertive and , in the last few months , aggressive . "