Difference between Grieve and Aggrieve

What is the difference between Grieve and Aggrieve?

Grieve as a verb is to cause sorrow or distress. while Aggrieve as a verb is to give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon;—now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved.

Grieve

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A governor of a town or province.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause sorrow or distress. To feel very sad about; to mourn; to sorrow for. To experience grief. To harm. To submit or file a grievance.

Example sentence: He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Aggrieve

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon;—now commonly used in the passive, to be aggrieved.To grieve; to lament.

We hope you now know whether to use Grieve or Aggrieve in your sentence.

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