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Aggrieved vs Dissatisfied - What's the difference?

aggrieved | dissatisfied |

As adjectives the difference between aggrieved and dissatisfied

is that aggrieved is angry or resentful due to unjust treatment while dissatisfied is feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

As verbs the difference between aggrieved and dissatisfied

is that aggrieved is (aggrieve) while dissatisfied is (dissatisfy).

aggrieved

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.
    • I am aggrieved at the conditions which have been forced upon me.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Steven Fletcher headed in for Wolves late on, who were denied a penalty and what appeared to be a legitimate equaliser in stoppage time.
    Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will rightly be aggrieved by those two decisions. }}
  • (legal) Having one's rights denied or curtailed.
    • The aggrieved person may present their petition to the court for review.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (aggrieve)

    • dissatisfied

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment
  • Not satisfied (with the quality of something)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (dissatisfy)