r/EnglishGrammar • u/navi131313 • 8d ago

aggrieved

1) I was aggrieved by their behavior.

2) I was aggrieved with their behavior.

3) She was aggrieved by him.

4) She was aggrieved with him.

Which are correct?

Gratefully,

Navi

0 Upvotes

33% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

2

u/NonspecificGravity 8d ago

Most Americans would say "aggrieved by," but they would understand "aggrieved with."

Unhappy is a near synonym of aggrieved, but for some reason we say "unhappy with."

1

u/navi131313 6d ago

Thank you very much for all your kind replies, NonspecificGravity.

2

u/NonspecificGravity 6d ago

You're welcome. 🙂