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What does aggrieve mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To grieve; to lament.
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The mighty mother cannot find it in her heart to pronounce a decision which must aggrieve one of such a devoted pair.
Three Committee recommendations in the past year have addressed whether members have to grieve force policy that can potentially aggrieve them, even before the policy is actually applied to them.
What seemed particularly to aggrieve conference officials, and some coaches, was that Krikorian had left his players at home instead of simply resting them on the bench.
Everything that can most aggrieve the heart of man has befallen me here under his eyes.
A conviction under this section requires proof of not only the physical act of administering a noxious thing, but also proof of the mental intention to endanger life, cause bodily harm or to aggrieve or annoy.
It's a verdict that will especially aggrieve the Bayern board because it does suggest that its team can't even rely on the class of individuals any more.

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