Aggrieve
/əˈɡriːv/noun
To cause someone to feel resentment or sorrow; to inflict hardship or injury upon.
Did you know?In medieval times, to aggrieve someone was to summon them to court, intertwining feelings of personal pain with the weight of legal strife.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
gravare
“to weigh down or burden, often implying emotional distress.”
Old French
Old French
aggriever
“to burden or impose hardship upon.”
Middle English
Middle English
aggrieven
“to cause distress or grievance, often in a legal context.”
Modern English
English
aggrieve
“to inflict injury or harm, particularly in a way that causes emotional pain.”