English → Latin
“aggrieve” in Latin
fodicōto dig, to jog, to pokepungōto prick; to puncture; to stingīnferōto carry, bring, put, place, or throw in, into, to, or upon somewhere or something; insert; to bring forward, introduce,impōnōto place, lay, set, or put on, in, into, over, or upon; to impose upon, put upon, lay upon, inflict upon, fix, put, enjo
The English word aggrieve itself goes back to Latin gravis, through gravare.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
aggrieve
Cause grief to: fodicare; fodicare animum (to vex; of things): alicui segre facere: alicui injuriam facero (of persons): aliquem or alicujus animum offendere (of persons or things): aliquem mordere or pungere (of things): quam acerbissimum dolorem alicui inurere (of persons).
To wrong, Iaedere (general term to hurt): injuria afficere aliquem, injuriam alicui facere, inferre, imponere: injuriam jacere or immittere in aliquem (lo wrong): to think himself aggrieved, se laesum putare: aegre or moleste ferre: pro molestissimo habere (se, etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for aggrieve?
- The usual Latin words for “aggrieve” are fodicō, pungō, īnferō; also impōnō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.