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aggrieved

[uh-greevd] / əˈgrivd /


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The fury from PlayStation die-hards, gamers more broadly, and even creators, has been absolutely boiling ever since the announcement, which earned thousands of aggrieved comments on the brand’s own website.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

As I read, I found myself recalling a story I once heard of an aggrieved man who remonstrated with his mother about her open preference for his little brother when they were boys.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Just make sure you don’t become so aggrieved or embittered that you let it affect your job performance.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White and Bournemouth's Alex Scott can be equally, if not more, aggrieved.

From BBC May 22, 2026

She thought about going outside and looking for her, but she dreaded the confrontation, the aggrieved looks.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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