aggrieve

They are notorious goons, despised virtually everywhere for their ability to agitate, aggrieve and annoy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026

The government says the main legislation relevant to spiking is Section 24 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861, which includes maliciously administering poison with intent to injure, aggrieve or annoy that person.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2024

In his opinion, Watson wrote “because the model policies are directed only to school boards, they cannot affect or aggrieve anyone other than the school boards.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

The morals still aggrieve him and, even with Terry no longer around, that makes it a calculated gamble on Hodgson's part.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 14, 2013

"Mrs. Turner, you aggrieve me, but I was there in April."

From Marion's Faith. by Charles King

Bronson’s aggrieved architect in the classic “Death Wish” films didn’t have a guiding philosophy.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

While Arsenal felt aggrieved at the decision, the guidance on such incidents state that the decision to award a penalty was correct.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

But talks broke down in dramatic fashion, leaving both sides aggrieved and accusing the other of negotiating in bad faith.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

If not, wouldn’t that invite pretty harsh recriminations from either aggrieved investors or motivated regulators and prosecutors?

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

Many officers were aggrieved by Wickersham, and I was delighted when one of my favorites, Goldman, from B-block, joined the club.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Medium has taken different strategic paths, sometimes aggrieving writers with its sudden shifts in focus.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

For writers, editors, graphic designers, and others on gig work platforms, navigating resellers have become an aggrieving part of the grind that can border on deceitful.

From The Verge ● Feb. 9, 2022

It is an unorthodox interview because the Football Association, mindful of aggrieving City, have asked Lescott to keep the subject to England and not discuss club issues when, of course, the two are intrinsically linked.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013

How does Moscow satisfy the growing hunger for self-rule in the republics without aggrieving the large numbers of local Russians?

From Time Magazine Archive

On each side there was an aggrieved and aggrieving subordinate general, Sickles on the Federal side, Longstreet on the other.

From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Charles Henry Wood