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Aggrieving

Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrieving.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and cf. Aggravate.] To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved.

Aggrieved by oppression and extortion.
--Macaulay.

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aggrieving

vb. (present participle of aggrieve English)

Usage examples of "aggrieving".

We need that insight too on Jean-Baptiste, if we are not to risk aggrieving you in some future day of trouble.