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   Griev·ance

   /ˈɡrēv(ə)ns/

   

   noun

   • 1. a real or imagined wrong or other cause for complaint or protest, especially unfair treatment: "failure to redress genuine grievances" Similar injusticeunjust actwronginjuryilloffensedisserviceunfairnesseviloutrageatrocitydamageaffrontinsultindignity
   • ▪ an official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair: "three pilots have filed grievances against the company"
   • ▪ a feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair: "he was nursing a grievance" Similar complaintcriticismobjectionprotestationchargeprotestgrumblemoancavilquibbleproblemgrudgeill feelinghard feelingbad feelingresentmentbitternessrancorpiqueumbrageinformal:grousegripegrouchnigglebeefbone to pickchip on one's shoulderwhingecrow to pluckliterary:plaintOpposite commendation

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘injury’): from Old French grevance, from grever ‘to burden’ (see grieve1).

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grievanceGrievance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of GRIEVANCE is a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance. How to use grievance in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grievance.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRIEVANCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   GRIEVANCE definition: 1. a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly: 2. a complaint or a strong…. Learn more.

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   GRIEVANCE meaning: 1. a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly: 2. a complaint or a strong…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grievanceGrievance - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A grievance is a complaint that may or may not be justified. Often a grievance is a complaint about something that breaks a rule or a law, like a grievance filed against a person who builds a fence in his front yard in a town that does not allow that.

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   Grievance definition: a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress. See examples of GRIEVANCE used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrievance noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈɡriːvəns/ something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about; a feeling that you have been badly treated. Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting. These interviews aim to deal with individual grievances.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRIEVANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress. Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance. 2. a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act. to have a grievance against someone. SYNONYMS 1. affront, injustice, hurt, injury, distress.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishGRIEVANCE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   GRIEVANCE definition: a complaint, especially about unfair behaviour. Learn more.

10. www.dictionary.com › browse › %C2%A0grievancesGRIEVANCE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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    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.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGRIEVANCE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

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    If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair.