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.
OTHER WORDS FROM grievance
pre·griev·ance, nounWords nearby grievance
griefo,
grieg,
griege,
grierson,
grieshoch,
grievance,
grievance committee,
grievant,
grieve,
grievous,
grievous bodily harm
Example sentences from the Web for grievance
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
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Idioms and Phrases with grievance
grievance
see air one's grievances.