Aggrieve

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Aggrieve
Author: Noah Webster

AGGRIE’VE, v.t. [of ad and grieve from grief. See Grief and Grave.]

1. To give pain or sorrow; to afflict. In this sense, it is nearly superseded by grieve.

2. To bear hard upon; to oppress or injure, in one’s rights; to vex or harass by civil or political injustice.

AGGRIE’VE, v.i. To mourn; to lament. [Not used. See Grieve.]

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Aggrieve," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8E6PAEFR2VB8IMX.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Aggrieve." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8E6PAEFR2VB8IMX.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Aggrieve' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=8E6PAEFR2VB8IMX.