slightly aggrieved
Frequency: 6.65.4 per million words
To feel wronged to a small, barely noticeable degree.
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Examples (10)
- He felt slightly aggrieved that his suggestion was ignored.
- She sounded slightly aggrieved when she talked about the unfair decision.
- The player gave a slightly aggrieved look towards the referee.
- I was slightly aggrieved by the dismissive tone of his email.
- It's normal to feel slightly aggrieved if you believe you were treated unjustly.
- The community was slightly aggrieved at the lack of consultation on the new project.
- Although he won, he still looked slightly aggrieved about the penalty call.
- Her voice was slightly aggrieved as she recounted the incident.
- You could tell he was slightly aggrieved by the way he folded his arms.
- She wrote a letter to the editor, feeling slightly aggrieved by the article's inaccuracy.