He felt aggrieved by their refusal to meet with him. The aggrieved party may cancel the contract.
Recent Examples on the WebBut those same supporters seem more aggrieved by the search warrant served at the former President's Florida residence than the materials recovered there. Ted Gup, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 As Alito’s power has grown, and as case after case has gone his way, his public persona has become more aggrieved. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Richard’s aggrieved mother, the Duchess of York (Monique Holt), uses sign language.New York Times, 11 July 2022 One aggrieved council member soon likened the masts of the yacht to a giant middle finger, pointed at the city.New York Times, 29 July 2022 The woman moving to Hawaii was not the only aggrieved aviation student. Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, 28 July 2022 Since 2020, my office has certainly seen an uptick in social media trolling, aggrieved emails, and calls into our office, and other communications that parrot the misinformation circulating widely in the national discourse.Wired, 22 July 2022 Now the only backstop is the courts where aggrieved innovators attempt to get a fair shake. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 15 June 2022 FatMan helped orchestrate Monday’s suit by organizing a group of 2000 Terra aggrieved investors who allege they were mislead by a number of entities.Fortune, 13 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English agreved "annoyed, resentful," from past participle of agreven "to aggrieve"