grievance

Meaning

1. (countable) Something which causes grief.
2. (countable) A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
3. (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
4. (countable) A complaint or annoyance.
5. (countable) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
6. (uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.

Synonyms

complaint

grudge

wrong

accusal

accusation

denunciation

indictment

injustice

lament

allegation

blame

charge

resentment

gripe

scandal

score

dissatisfaction

envy

enmity

bitterness

sorrow

spuriousness

squawk

stoop

stumbing-block

stumbling-block

whine

wrongdoing

wrongfulness

wrongness

dire straits

gravamen

complaints

grief

pain

action

beef

bend down

claim

distress

expostulation

false charge

faultfinding

grumble

heartache

hell

iniquity

malice

plaint

plaintiveness

Translations

Beschwerde

plainte

queixa

queja

beklag

Klage

παράπονο

imputazione

incriminazione

accusatio

denuncia

Denunziation

Jammer

accusa

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹiː.vəns/

Etymology

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