English verb: aggrieve | |||
1. | aggrieve (social) infringe on the rights of | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wrong | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
2. | aggrieve (emotion) cause to feel sorrow | ||
Samples | His behavior grieves his mother. | ||
Examples | The bad news will aggrieve him | ||
Synonyms | grieve | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | afflict | ||
Cause | grieve, sorrow | ||