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Dismayed vs Aggrieved - What's the difference?

dismayed | aggrieved | Related terms |

Dismayed is a related term of aggrieved.


As adjectives the difference between dismayed and aggrieved

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while aggrieved is angry or resentful due to unjust treatment.

As a verb aggrieved is

(aggrieve).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    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)