About The Word Grievance

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Grievance

Grievance Meaning & Definition
Grievance Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grievance?

[n] a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
[n] a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
[n] an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

Synonyms | Synonyms for Grievance: grudge | score

Related Terms | Find terms related to Grievance: abomination | affliction | affront | allegation | atrocity | bad | bane | beef | beefing | befoulment | bellyache | bellyaching | bitch | bitching | bitter cup | bitter draft | bitter draught | bitter pill | blight | bone to pick | boycott | bugbear | burden | burden of care | calamity | cankerworm of care | care | challenge | charge | complaining | complaint | compunction | corruption | cross | crow to pluck | crown of thorns | crushing burden | crying evil | curse | damage | death | defilement | demonstration | demur | demurrer | despoliation | destruction | destructive criticism | detriment | disease | dissent | disservice | distress | encumbrance | evil | exception | expostulation | faultfinding | gall | gall and wormwood | great wrong | grievance committee | gripe | griping | groan | groaning | gross injustice | grouse | grousing | grudge | grumbling | hardship | harm | havoc | holler | howl | hurt | ill | imposition | indignation meeting | indignity | infection | infliction | injury | injustice | kick | kicking | load | march | miscarriage of justice | mischief | murmuring | nemesis | nonviolent protest | objection | open wound | oppression | outrage | pack of troubles | peck of troubles | peeve | peevishness | pest | pestilence | pet peeve | petulance | picketing | plague | plaint | poison | pollution | protest | protest demonstration | protestation | qualm | querulousness | rally | raw deal | remonstrance | remonstration | rigor | running sore | scolding | scourge | scruple | sea of troubles | sit-in | sniping | sorrow | squawk | squawking | strike | teach-in | the worst | thorn | torment | toxin | trial | tribulation | trouble | unfairness | venom | vexation | visitation | waters of bitterness | weight | whining | woe | wrong | yapping

See Also | allegation | bitterness | complaint | gall | rancor | rancour | resentment

Grievance In Webster's Dictionary

\Griev"ance\, n. [OF. grevance. See {Grieve}, v. t.] 1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury. 2. Grieving; grief; affliction. The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked. --Milton. Syn: Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.

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