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grievance
[ gree-vuhns ]
/ Ëgri vÉns /
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noun
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.
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Origin of grievance
OTHER WORDS FROM grievance
pre·griev·ance, nounWords nearby grievance
grief-stricken, Grieg, griege, Grierson, grieshoch, grievance, grievance committee, grievant, grieve, grievous, grievous bodily harm
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British Dictionary definitions for grievance
grievance
/ (ËÉĄriËvÉns) /
noun
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
Word Origin for grievance
C15 grevance, from Old French, from grever to grieve 1
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grievance
grievance
see air one's grievances.
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