grievance
a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
a complaint, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.
a feeling or belief that one has been wronged, oppressed, or is the victim of an injustice; resentment: The conflict on campus was described as the result of racial grievance or victim culture, depending on who reported it.
Origin of grievance
1Other words for grievance
Other words from grievance
- pre·griev·ance, noun
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How to use grievance in a sentence
No longer are people content to air their grievances online with hashtags.
And of course, they have never called me to discuss my grievances.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare | Malcolm MacDougall | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are many grievances, certainly, among all sectors of the Palestinian population.
A transitional government was elected and a national dialogue took place to address key grievances.
Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster | Michael Shank , Casey Harrity | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOthers seemed to be performing bombastic recitals of their grievances as if they were ill-trained actors or undercover agents.
Old Ripper, a talkative, discontented man, stopped and ventured to enter on his grievances.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe Tory gentry, who were powerful in all the counties, had special grievances.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayHowever, enough about eating; Paul and Digby were philosophers in their way, and had no wish to make grievances out of trifles.
Digby Heathcote | W.H.G. KingstonThese were positive and weighty grievances, which ought, it was urged, to be remedied.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanMr. Hume entered at considerable length into a recapitulation of the past and present grievances of the Canadians.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
British Dictionary definitions for grievance
/ (ˈɡriːvəns) /
a real or imaginary wrong causing resentment and regarded as grounds for complaint
a feeling of resentment or injustice at having been unfairly treated
obsolete affliction or hardship
Origin of grievance
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with grievance
see air one's grievances.
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