grievance
[ gree-vuhns ]
/ ˈgri vəns /
noun
a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.
Words nearby grievance
griefo, grieg, griege, grierson, grieshoch, grievance, grievance committee, grievant, grieve, grievous, grievous bodily harm
OTHER WORDS FROM grievance
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British Dictionary definitions for grievance
grievance
/ (ˈɡriːvəns) /
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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Idioms and Phrases with grievance
grievance
see air one's grievances.
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