SAT vocabulary
Aggrieved
feeling or expressing bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly
Example
"The aggrieved tenants met with an ombudsman after their landlord repeatedly ignored urgent maintenance requests."
Etymology
From French aggrieved, past participle of aggrever ('to make heavier, burden'), from Latin aggravare.
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