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 | ||