aggrievement

noun

ag·​grieve·​ment ə-ˈgrēv-mənt How to pronounce aggrievement (audio)
Synonyms of aggrievementnext
: the quality or state of being aggrieved

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Brave Books is a brand fueled by a classic right-wing cocktail of aggrievement and triumphalism. Ron Charles, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023 Fox News is a world view, a lifestyle, a way of seeing the world, a 24/7 warm bath of false nostalgia and aggrievement primarily for older adults – some of whom are likely feeling left behind or threatened by the changes in American life. David Zurawik, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023 If aggrievement offers a general motive for mass murder, a shooter’s choice of location may offer more specific clues as to the circumstances that set him off, experts say. Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023 The Russian nationalist leader was a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride. Bernard McGhee, al, 31 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for aggrievement

Word History

Etymology

aggrieve + -ment

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aggrievement was in 1646

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“Aggrievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aggrievement. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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