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grievance [ˈgriːvəns] n
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 [C15 grevance, from Old French, from grever to grieve1] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
grievance Translations grievance [ˈgriːvəns] grievance [ˈgriːvəns] n grievance n → Klage f; (= resentment) → Groll m; grievance procedure → Beschwerdeweg m; I’ve no grievance against him (= no cause for complaint) → ich habe an ihm nichts auszusetzen; (= no resentment) → ich nehme ihm nichts übel; to have a grievance against somebody for something → jdm etw übel nehmen; to air one’s grievances → seine Beschwerden vorbringen, sich offen beschweren, sich beklagen grievance [ˈgriːv/əns] n (complaint) → lagnanza, rimostranza; (cause for complaint) → motivo di risentimento grievance [ˈgriːv/əns] n (complaint) → lagnanza, rimostranza; (cause for complaint) → motivo di risentimento n grievance [ˈgriːvəns] a cause or reason for complaint a list of grievances. grief مَظْلَمَه، شَكْوى оплакване důvod ke stížnosti klagepunkt die Beschwerde παράπονο queja; reivindicación kaebus علت نارضایتی valituksen aihe grief תְּלוּנָה शिकायत pritužba panasz alasan keluhan umkvörtunarefni reclamo, lagnanza 苦情 불만의 원인 nusiskundimas sūdzība rungutan grief, klacht grunn til klage, klage(mål) krzywda queixa plângere, reproş претензия dôvod na sťažnosť, ponosa krivica uzrok tuge klagomål ความคับข้องใจ şikâyet nedeni 不滿的原由 скарга شکایت کا سبب lời kêu ca phàn nàn 不满 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What was needed was a sense of justice and a sympathy with European affairs, but a remote sympathy not dulled by petty interests; a moral superiority over those sovereigns of the day who co-operated with him; a mild and attractive personality; and a personal grievance against Napoleon. For three days the old man had brooded over his grievance, seeking for some means to be revenged upon the King for the insult which Henry had put upon him. She imagined herself, in an exasperating future, as a scrawny woman with an eternal grievance. |
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