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grievance

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griev·ance  (grvns)
n.
1.
a. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
b. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance. See Synonyms at injustice.
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.

[Middle English grevaunce, from Old French grevance, from grever, to harm; see grieve.]

grievance
Noun
1. a real or imaginary cause for complaint
2. a feeling of resentment at having been unfairly treated
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.grievance - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
2.grievance - an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
allegation - (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"
3.grievance - a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment

grievance
noun complaint, protest, beef (slang) gripe (informal) axe to grind, chip on your shoulder (informal)
Translations
grievance [ˈgriːvəns] n (= cause for complaint) → motivo de queja, agravio

grievance [ˈgriːvəns] ndoléance f, grief m (= cause for complaint); grief

grievance [ˈgriːvəns] nBeschwerde f;
(feeling of resentment) → Groll m

grievance [ˈgriːvəns] ndoglianza, lagnanza (= cause for complaint); motivo di risentimento

grievance
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 불평의 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 скарга شکایت کا سبب lời kêu ca phàn nàn


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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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