grievance
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈɡriːvəns/
:
queja
- Insurgents could no longer exploit popular grievances about security, justice, and a lack of basic services.
- redress grievances
- grievance procedures
- address grievances
She can't have a grievance with the world.
- She can't have a grievance with the world.
- I've got that petty grievance off my checklist.
- For a lot of people, they, they air their grievances in the heat of the moment.
- They could address their grievances in the boardroom, not on the picket line.
- He goes through a monologue of his grievances.
- So when he finds out that she's been lying, it's the sort of greatest grievance for him.
- And it's since turned out that actually their, their complaints, their grievances were justified.
- Have you ever noticed this like this massive stacking of grievances.
- We traffic in identifying problems and grievances as to the solutions.
- I dare Jen Pumps to live their grievances for three days.
- He's been telegraphing this grievance, this dissatisfaction, this.
Examples
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Where can I air my grievances so that most people can see this corrupt system?
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OK, I'd like to air this grievance of mine after all these years.
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I have a serious grievance with you and your government.
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The high price of bread in France is an old grievance.
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Forgive whatever grievances you have against one another.
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These gentlemen are giving you a committee, and they are going to address all of your grievances.
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And it's since turned out that actually their, their complaints, their grievances were justified.
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We can give you a forum for your grievances.
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Every Sunday afternoon, in the castle courtyard, the King heard grievances and handed down judgments.
Fiction book (1994) -
She filed a formal complaint to express her grievance about the unfair treatment at work.
Synonyms
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1.4
A statement saying you are unhappy or annoyed about something
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5.1
A feeling of not being satisfied with the present situation
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3.7
Feeling unhappy or not pleased with something
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3.9
A feeling of being annoyed or not happy about something
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3.2
A quiet complaint that shows someone is unhappy
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3.4
A quiet complaint about something you dislike
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7.0
A feeling of being unhappy and annoyed about something
A feeling of being treated unfairly
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
People who use racial issues to gain money, power or attention and increase social division
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Grievance comes from the old verb grieve, from a root meaning 'to make heavy' or 'to burden', and is like the word grief. So a grievance is a complaint you carry like a heavy burden, which explains why it means an official complaint about something unfair.