aggrieved

 
Pronunciation: /əˈgriːvd/

adjective

  • feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated: they were aggrieved at the outcome

Derivatives

aggrievedly

Pronunciation: /-vɪdli/
adverb

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'distressed'): past participle of aggrieve, from Old French agrever 'make heavier', based on Latin aggravare (see aggravate)

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i before e except after c (as in thief).