All 3 Uses
aggrieve
in
Washington Black
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- He looked instead aggrieved, as if the sight of me caused him great emotional pain.†
p. 84.2aggrieved = felt harmed by unfair treatment
- He raised his face, aggrieved.†
p. 160.7
- White men were everywhere aggrieved, and they would sometimes rise up against us black devils, the miserable black scourge who would destroy their livelihood by labouring at cheaper rates.†
p. 210.5 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(aggrieve) feeling harmed by unfair treatment; or (more rarely) harming someone unfairly
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)