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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Is aggrieved here 'abused'?

Now, amid new reports of Army brutality, the troubles have returned ? raising fears that Aceh would inspire other aggrieved regions to fight Jakarta, too.

Is aggrieved here 'abused'?
and does the word have the meaning of 'disgruntled'?
  

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com/dictionary/american/aggrieved You can be aggrieved because of abuse, but they aren't synonyms. "Disgruntled" is a bit closer in meaning, we often feel disgruntled because of unfair treatment.

  • com/dictionary/american/aggrieved You can be aggrieved because of abuse, but they aren't synonyms.
  • "Disgruntled" is a bit closer in meaning, we often feel disgruntled because of unfair treatment.
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I think the definition here is good: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/aggrieved

You can be aggrieved because of abuse, but they aren't synonyms. "Disgruntled" is a bit closer in meaning, we often feel disgruntled because of unfair treatment.

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