ag|grieve|ment

ag|grieve|ment
ag|grieve|ment «uh GREEV muhnt», noun.
a being or feeling aggrieved; resentment; grievance: »

He bent his head but that did not hide the aggrievement, indignation, that was in his voice (Eudora Welty).


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  • con|dole´ment — con|dole «kuhn DOHL», verb, doled, dol|ing. –v.i. 1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »The widow s friends condoled with her at the funeral. 2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament. –v.t. Obsolete. to grieve with ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • la|ment´ing|ly — la|ment «luh MEHNT», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to sorrow for; mourn aloud for: »We lament the dead. SYNONYM(S): bewail, deplore. 2. to feel sorrow about; regret: »We lamented his absence. I lamented my own folly…in attempting a second voyage (Daniel… …   Useful english dictionary

  • la|ment´er — la|ment «luh MEHNT», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to sorrow for; mourn aloud for: »We lament the dead. SYNONYM(S): bewail, deplore. 2. to feel sorrow about; regret: »We lamented his absence. I lamented my own folly…in attempting a second voyage (Daniel… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • aggrievement — ag·grieve·ment …   English syllables

  • ag — ag·ra·pha; ag·ri·business; ag·ri·cere; ag·ri·cul·tur·al; ag·ri·cul·ture; ag·ri·cul·tur·ist; ag·ri·lus; ag·ri·mo·nia; ag·ri·mo·ny; ag·ri·mo·tor; ag·ri·o·choe·rus; ag·ri·o·ecol·o·gy; ag·ri·o·li·max; ag·ri·ol·o·gy; ag·ri·on·i·dae; ag·ri·o·type;… …   English syllables

  • aggrieve — ag•grieve [[t]əˈgriv[/t]] v. t. grieved, griev•ing 1) to oppress or wrong grievously 2) to afflict with pain, anxiety, etc • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME agreven < MF agrever < L aggravāre ag•grieve′ment, n …   From formal English to slang

  • con|dol´ing|ly — con|dole «kuhn DOHL», verb, doled, dol|ing. –v.i. 1. to express sympathy (with); commiserate: »The widow s friends condoled with her at the funeral. 2. Obsolete. to grieve; lament. –v.t. Obsolete. to grieve with ( …   Useful english dictionary

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