Ingrieve is a rare Scottish word that means "to aggrieve, to grieve or to oppress". It is pronounced as "in-greev" and is spelled phonetically as /ɪnˈɡriːv/. The word's consonants are pronounced as in "in" and "green," while the vowels are pronounced as in "ski" and "deep." Its etymology can be traced back to Middle English and Old French, with the prefix "in" denoting negation and "grieve" denoting sorrow, showing the word's meaning of relief from sorrow.