🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

leso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈleːzo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aggrieved/əˈɡriːvd/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Si sentiva leso dalla decisione ingiusta."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.

    "She felt aggrieved by the unfair decision of the committee."
  2. 2

    Having suffered an injustice or wrong.

    "The aggrieved party sought legal recourse."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'aggrieved' originates from Middle English 'aggrieved', derived from the Old French 'aggriever', which in turn comes from the Latin 'aggrievare', meaning 'to burden'. The meaning has evolved to denote a sense of being wronged or harmed, particularly in a legal context.

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