grievance

Speech parts

1. grievance - Noun

2. grievance - Verb

Meaning

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.

Grieving; grief; affliction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

score trouble burden hardship grudge bane case carp niggle grouse pique cavil charge claim cross
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Antonyms

clover amity bliss felicity glee good
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Hypernyms

complaint resentment bitterness allegation gall rancor

Examples

Running to Mommy and Daddy on the campus grievance committee is unworthy of strong women. Camille Paglia

Revolutions are not push button affairs; rather, they evolve only if there exists a reservoir of hope and grievance that can be galvanized into popular action. Michael Parenti

There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law. Abraham Lincoln

It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance and a ray of sunshine. P. G. Wodehouse

Man is equal to man. There should not be exploitation. One should help the other. No one should harm anybody. Generally there should be no room for grievance or complaint from anybody. Everyone should live and let others to live, with a national spirit. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy

A good grievance is better than bad payment. Spanish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Griess test Griest grievable grievance collecting grievance collection grievance collector