Vocabulary
Aggrieved
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated.
Urdu meaning
متاثرہ شخص، ستم رسیدہ، بے چارہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Aggrieved masses may then find themselves facing the ire of the state.So, our international alacrity and internal inertia are not at odds but syn-ergistic.
Dawn Editorials —
Struggling at home
— 2026-04-28
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Mediation between the aggressor and aggrieved has its inherent pitfalls.
Dawn Editorials —
Perils of mediation
— 2026-04-01
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But since Pakistan was a dictatorship in those days, there was no way within the system for the aggrieved party (the eastern wing) to seek redressal.
Dawn Editorials —
Centre vs province
— 2025-12-04
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Ironically, the Palestinians, who are the aggrieved party, were not consulted on the socalled peace plan, which is meant to decide their fate.
Dawn Editorials —
A farce called `peace plan`
— 2025-10-01
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Aggrieved people those who pay taxes, direct and indirect go to the courts to seek redress against the wrongs committed by errant public functionaries.
Dawn Editorials —
Our rapacious elites
— 2025-07-25
Synonyms
resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled, discontented, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed
Curator example
“they were aggrieved at the outcome”
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