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. 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.

2. Mark Mix:

   This proposed action by Obama’s Big Labor NLRB is a direct assault on a worker’s fundamental First Amendment right to freedom of association. - Greg Mourad, House Committee on Education has shown that union officials all too often initiate on-the-job discrimination, which forces a worker into the grievance process the union bosses control, in order to punish him or her for not joining the union in the first place.

3. William Bratton:

   A hero's funeral is about grieving, not grievance, i issue no mandates, and I make no threats of discipline, but I remind you that when you don the uniform of this department, you are bound by the tradition, honor and decency that go with it.

4. Marilyn Hutcheson:

   We're apprehensive, not knowing what transpired, if it was a grievance or terroristic related, we just don't know.

5. Colorado Attorney General:

   Because neighboring states have expressed concern about Colorado-grown marijuana coming into their states, we are not entirely surprised by this action, however, it appears the plaintiffs' primary grievance stems from non-enforcement of federal laws regarding marijuana, as opposed to choices made by the voters of Colorado.

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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