Meaning & use
aggrieved
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Feeling resentment or distress because of unfair treatment.
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Aggrieved customers flooded the company's support line after the price increase.
He felt deeply aggrieved when his idea was credited to someone else.
A note on using this word
Aggrieved often appears in formal or legal contexts, as in 'the aggrieved party,' referring to someone who has suffered an injustice.
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resentfulwronged
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