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   grievance

   /ˈɡriːvns/

   noun

   • 1. a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment: "a website which enabled staff to air their grievances" Similar injusticeunjust actwronginjuryilloffencedisserviceunfairnesseviloutrageatrocitydamageaffrontinsultindignity
   • ▪ 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 feelingresentmentbitternessrancourpiqueumbrageinformal: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.

4. 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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRIEVANCE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › grievance_ngrievance, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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   There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun grievance, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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

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

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › grievanceGrievance - definition of grievance by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

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

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   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. grievance against somebody He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryGRIEVANCE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    A complete guide to the word "GRIEVANCE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of grievance – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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