grievance
NounUS[gree-vuhns]/ˈɡrivəns/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)grievances
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation“holding a grudge”“settling a score”Synonyms: grudgescoreType of resentment, bitterness
- an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injusticeType of allegation
- a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for actionType of complaint
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Griev′ance noun
Origin: OF. grevance. See Grieve, transitive verb
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.— John Milton
Synonyms: Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54