Aggrieve
(verb)
- To make worse.
- To cause pain, trouble, or suffering to.
- To cause injury or harm to.
- To cause resentment or annoyance in.
Origin:
Middle english, from old french agrever, from latin aggravare to make heavier, from ad- + gravare to make heavy.
Examples:
- The company's decision aggrieved its workers.
- His behavior aggrieved her deeply.
- The delay aggrieved the already frustrated passengers.
- The news aggrieved the whole family.
- The injustice aggrieved the community.