Grievance Definition

grēvəns
grievances
noun
grievances
A circumstance thought to be unjust or injurious and ground for complaint or resentment.
Webster's New World
Complaint or resentment, or a statement expressing this, against a real or imagined wrong.
Webster's New World
A complaint arising from circumstances or conditions relating to one's employment.
Webster's New World
Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.
American Heritage
The inflicting of injury or hardship.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Grievance

Noun

Singular:
grievance
Plural:
grievances

Origin of Grievance

  • Middle English grevaunce from Old French grevance from grever to harm grieve

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance.

    From Wiktionary

Grievance Sentence Examples

  • Nick could raise a grievance about the way he has been treated.

  • The alleged grievance was, however, exploited to the utmost extent by the Nationalist party.

  • The negotiations involved Garrick in a bitter quarrel with Macklin, who appears to have had a real grievance in the matter.

  • She still has to send a written grievance to the salon.

  • This will tackle a long-standing grievance of many pensioners.

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Words Starting With

GGRGRI

Words Ending With

ECENCE

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With G9 Letter Words Ending With E