as in perturbation
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Recent Examples of aggrievement
Her work — which includes leading the 2,500-member National Republican Lawyers Association — has endeared her to the nation’s most powerful Republican, former President Donald Trump, someone who lives in a near-perpetual state of aggrievement.
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Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2023
If aggrievement offers a general motive for mass murder, a shooter’s choice of location may offer more specific clues as to the circumstances that set him off, experts say.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The Russian nationalist leader was a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride.
—Bernard McGhee, al, 31 Dec. 2022
Predictably, the few recent mandates have elicited a good deal of aggrievement and derision from the anti-masking set.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022
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Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2023
If aggrievement offers a general motive for mass murder, a shooter’s choice of location may offer more specific clues as to the circumstances that set him off, experts say.
—Melissa Healystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The Russian nationalist leader was a senior lawmaker whose sulphurous rhetoric and antics alarmed the West but appealed to Russians’ aggrievement and wounded pride.
—Bernard McGhee, al, 31 Dec. 2022
Predictably, the few recent mandates have elicited a good deal of aggrievement and derision from the anti-masking set.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggrievement
Noun
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This new tool, known as minimal, versatile genetic perturbation technology (mvGPT), combines the powers of gene editing, activation, and repression into a single, compact system.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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That perturbation becomes much more complicated when many large particles are released at once, each with its own wake that affects its neighbors.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
21 Jan. 2025
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But this apparent calm masks major sources of disquiet.—
Paul Staniland,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Jan. 2019
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Meanwhile, the voices of disquiet around them are getting louder.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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This approach, Tu believes, can help prevent financial resentment and ensure that both partners retain a sense of independence.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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But over time, the glow of recognition can fade, replaced by exhaustion, resentment and the unsettling feeling that you’re being relied upon but not necessarily valued.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Just like that, an entire team’s optimism and energy turned into dejection and disbelief.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Nov. 2024
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The day after a high-stakes presidential election usually brings elation on one side and dejection for the other.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
6 Nov. 2024
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“Aggrievement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggrievement. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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