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Aggrieve vs Aggrievement - What's the difference?

aggrieve | aggrievement |

As a verb aggrieve

is 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.

As a noun aggrievement is

the state of being aggrieved.

aggrieve

English

Verb

(aggriev)
  • 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.
  • (obsolete) To grieve; to lament.

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    aggrievement

    English

    Noun

  • The state of being aggrieved.