aggrieve
verb
ag·grieve
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aggrieved;
aggrieving
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If someone believes an AIA member has violated the Code of Ethics, the protocol is for the person—who can be an AIA member or anyone directly aggrieved by the conduct of a member—to file an ethics violation complaint. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Inside the AIA’s efforts to address #MeToo," 5 Aug. 2019 Southerners were also aggrieved at their lack of representation—noting that the Osaka proposal would put figures from the Benelux countries in the two most powerful presidencies. — Charlemagne | Brussels, The Economist, "The EU is struggling to agree on candidates for its biggest jobs," 1 July 2019 Mahathir, who stepped down in 2003, blames such unbridled corruption for the rising cost of living aggrieving many voters. — Laignee Barron / Langkawi, Time, "Could Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad Become the World’s Oldest Leader? He Speaks to TIME About What Sparked His Political Comeback," 8 May 2018 Todd Kimmel, a digital marketer with a focus on the auto industry, seemed actively aggrieved by the shallow focus. — Daniel Kolitz, The Atlantic, "Inside Facebook's Feel-Good Road Show," 20 Apr. 2018 The day after the nine-month delay passed, members of the Board of Selectmen asked Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald to write an amendment to the Historical Commission’s bylaw providing an appeals process if a party feels aggrieved by a decision. — Bette Keva, BostonGlobe.com, "History lovers battle developers in Swampscott," 18 Apr. 2018 Smalling may well be aggrieved by United's pursuit of Maguire, having already been ousted from the England set-up to include the 6'4 powerhouse. — SI.com, "Man Utd Eyeing Leicester City Ace England Star's Place at Old Trafford Comes Under Threat," 15 Apr. 2018 New police chief brings hope Sacramentans aggrieved by the Clark killing take some solace in the fact that the city recently appointed its first African-American police chief, Daniel Hahn. — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, "Sacramento hopes to set national example after Stephon Clark shooting," 29 Mar. 2018 Members of the party's right wing were particularly aggrieved by the outcome of coalition talks, which ended with the SPD taking control of key ministries, including foreign and finance. — Griff Witte, chicagotribune.com, "Germany will finally have a government after Social Democrats clear the way for Merkel's fourth term," 4 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'aggrieve.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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aggrieve
transitive verb
ag·grieve
| \ ə-ˈgrēv
\
\
aggrieved;
aggrieving
Legal Definition of aggrieve
: to inflict injury on: as
a
: to adversely affect the interests of
was not the party aggrieved by the exemption
b
: to infringe or deny the rights of
a person aggrieved by an unlawful search and seizure — Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure Rule 41(g)