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aggrieve

agg·rieve

UK/əˈɡɹiːv/ US/ʌˈɡriv/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

infringe on the rights of

2.

break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow

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Origin

From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

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