Definitions for grievance
ˈgri vənsgriev·ance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. grudge, score, grievancenoun

   a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

   "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

2. grievancenoun

   an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

3. grievancenoun

   a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. grievancenoun

   Something which causes grief.

2. grievancenoun

   A complaint or annoyance; also a formal complaint.

   If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.

3. Etymology: grievance, from the verb grever + -ance.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grievancenoun

   Etymology: from grief.

   1. A state of uneasiness. Out of use.2. The cause of uneasiness. Used of such causes as are the effects of human conduct.

   What remedy can be found against grievances, but to bring religion into countenance, and encourage those who, from the hope of future reward, and dread of future punishment, will be moved to justice and integrity? Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grievance

   A grievance (from Latin gravis 'heavy') is a wrong or hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant the infliction or cause of hardship.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grievance

   A grievance is a real or imagined wrong or hardship, often related to unfair treatment, which causes resentment and is perceived as grounds for complaint or dispute. In the workplace, it usually refers to an employee's official expression of dissatisfaction or allegation of unfair practices.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Grievanceverb

   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

2. Grievanceverb

   grieving; grief; affliction

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Grievance

   In general, grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, whether real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant oppressive state of things.

Matched Categories

1. • Allegation
   • Complaint
   • Resentment

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How to pronounce grievance?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grievance in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grievance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grievance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of grievance in a Sentence

1. Adam Lankford:

   There are several pathways we observe : antisocial individuals who are part of a gang, depressed and despondent persons who are highly distressed over a grievance and believe they have no future, and a small group of persons with severe mental illness that includes delusional thinking, in a workplace shooting, you want to look at the latter two as most likely.

2. Aaron Stein:

   Aaron Stein was expounding on a more personal, deeply held grievance about Turkey's global role.

3. Jennifer Bartlett:

   [Lewicka] moved to Watford within weeks of the conclusion of her grievance and in the absence of any other explanation for this situation we find that her exclusion was victimization which continued until around the time of her dismissal.

4. Eva Pern:

   Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance. Almsgiving is the generosity of the rich social aid levels up social inequalities. Charity separates the rich from the poor aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.

5. Tina Gilbertson:

   Airing your grievances is only half the battle when it comes to feeling better, make sure someone validates the emotions behind each grievance, or do this for yourself. For example, if you say,' I hate feeling trapped at home,' give it a response like,' Yes ! It's terrible to feel trapped at home.' Every grievance needs a compassionate witness to be healing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grievance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grievance
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grievance
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievance
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grievance
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grievance
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grievance