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Aggreived or aggrieved?

Did you mean aggrieved? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: aggrieved. Misspelling: aggreived.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Double G, and "ie" in the middle: ag-GRIEV-ed, like grieve.

Why people write “aggreived”

The misspelling “aggreived” is only one letter off: it writes EI instead of IE, the classic "i before e" trap.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make aggrieved automatic.

What does “aggrieved” mean?

aggrieved verb

  1. infringe on the rights of
  2. cause to feel sorrow

    “his behavior grieves his mother”

    Synonyms:grieve

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Aggrieved” in a sentence

  • The aggrieved customer asked for a refund.
  • His behavior grieves his mother.

Is “aggrieved” a playable word?

a 1g 2g 2r 1i 1e 1v 4e 1d 2

15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“aggreived” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AGGRIEVED.

Aggrieved: quick answers

Is it aggreived or aggrieved?
The correct spelling is aggrieved. “aggreived” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell aggrieved?
Double G, and "ie" in the middle: ag-GRIEV-ed, like grieve.
What does aggrieved mean?
Aggrieved means: infringe on the rights of.