grievance (redirected from grievances)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grievance - a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" grudge, 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] n → doléance f, grief m (= cause for complaint); grief

---

grievance [ˈgriːvəns] n → Beschwerde f;

(feeling of resentment) → Groll m

---

grievance [ˈgriːvəns] n → doglianza, 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 不满