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Grievance

see synonyms of grievance

Noun

1. grievance, grudge, score

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

Example Sentences:
'holding a grudge'
'settling a score'

2. grievance

an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

3. grievance

a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Grievance

see synonyms of grievance
noun
1. 
a real or imaginary wrong causing resentment and regarded as grounds for complaint
2. 
a feeling of resentment or injustice at having been unfairly treated
3. obsolete
affliction or hardship

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Grievance

see synonyms of grievance
noun
1. 
a circumstance thought to be unjust or injurious and ground for complaint or resentment
2. 
complaint or resentment, or a statement expressing this, against a real or imagined wrong
3. 
a complaint arising from circumstances or conditions relating to one's employment
4.  Obsolete
a. 
the inflicting of injury or hardship
b. 
a cause of injury or hardship

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Grievance

see synonyms of grievance
n.
1.
a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance: The warden addressed the inmates' grievances.
2. Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.
3. Obsolete
a. The act of inflicting hardship or harm.
b. The cause of hardship or harm.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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