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aggrieve.

To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/əˈɡɹiːv/
  1. To cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict

    transitive
  2. To grieve; to lament.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever; a (Latin ad) + grever (“to burden, injure”), from Latin gravare (“to weigh down”), from gravis (“heavy”). See grieve, and compare with aggravate.

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