English dictionary
grievance
/'gr/i/v/@/ns/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.
Source: webster1913