1
: troubled or distressed in spirit
2
a
: suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights
aggrieved minority groups
b
: showing or expressing grief, injury, or offense
an aggrieved plea
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Examples of aggrieved in a Sentence
He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him.
The aggrieved party may cancel the contract.
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Just one aggrieved lawmaker can initiate the process to remove a speaker thanks to a decision by McCarthy to change the lower chamber's rules.
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
An aggrieved adult daughter (Maria Dizzia) alludes to his history of prioritizing his work over his family, but that detail leads nowhere.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The night starts off lightheartedly enough with aggrieved vice-principal Mr. Pearson calling 9-1-1 to demand firefighters extinguish the bag of flaming dog poop on his porch.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
In California’s 2016 U.S. Senate race, Harris again met an opponent who toiled selflessly on her behalf—in this case, Representative Loretta Sanchez, who capped a shrill and aggrieved debate performance by dabbing after her closing statement.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
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Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
An aggrieved adult daughter (Maria Dizzia) alludes to his history of prioritizing his work over his family, but that detail leads nowhere.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
The night starts off lightheartedly enough with aggrieved vice-principal Mr. Pearson calling 9-1-1 to demand firefighters extinguish the bag of flaming dog poop on his porch.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
In California’s 2016 U.S. Senate race, Harris again met an opponent who toiled selflessly on her behalf—in this case, Representative Loretta Sanchez, who capped a shrill and aggrieved debate performance by dabbing after her closing statement.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Aggrieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggrieved. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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aggrieved
adjective
ag·grieved
ə-ˈgrēvd 
1
: troubled or distressed in spirit
2
: having a cause for complaint
especially
: suffering from injury or loss
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