grievance
noun
Origin of grievance
Synonyms for grievance
Related Words for grievance
hardship, objection, sorrow, resentment, grief, injustice, outrage, unhappiness, stink, distress, damage, holler, rap, affliction, bellyache, grouse, beef, cross, tribulation, injuryExamples from the Web for grievance
Contemporary Examples of grievance
In early October, Health Republic allowed me to submit a “grievance claim” which I filed, along with a pile of backup documents.
These were constituents with a grievance—local New York Jews, who were staging a non-violent protest to voice their concerns.
Far-Right Pro-Israel Group Rallies Against Vaunted New York Jewish InstitutionRachel Cohen
August 12, 2013
We do our cause more harm than good if we get outrageously outraged over every slight and grievance.
When the grievance committee, led by a Copé associate, declared Copé the winner again, Fillon demanded a re-vote; Copé dug in.
Since falling under Western colonial rule, the Muslim world has developed a narrative of grievance.
Historical Examples of grievance
Nor did he sink his grievance on the arrival of the Mixer a few moments later.
Ruggles of Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
He waved his arms, airing his grievance with which for an hour past he had regaled me.
As soon as the servant had withdrawn after dinner he began his grievance.
The Macdermots of BallycloranAnthony Trollope
I hope your lordship's grievance is sounder than your views of life.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
No longer was his grievance sentimental, theoretical or abstract.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini