aggrievement

ag·grieve

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-greev]
- /əˈgriv/
- /əˈgriːvmənt /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-greev]
- /əˈgriv/

Definitions of aggrievement word

noun aggrievement the state of being aggrieved 3
verb with object aggrievement to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice. 1
verb with object aggrievement to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc. 1
noun aggrievement The state of being aggrieved. 1

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Origin of aggrievement

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English agreven < Middle French agrever < Latin aggravāre to make heavy, worsen, equivalent to ag- ag- + grav- (see grave2) + -āre infinitive suffix; cf. aggravate

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Parts of speech for Aggrievement

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aggrievement

aggrievement popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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