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Grievance
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- 1 Something which causes grief. countable
- 2 a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action wordnet
- 3 A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint. countable
"[T]he King is vveary / Of daintie and ſuch picking greeuances, / For he hath found, to end one doubt by death, / Reuiues tvvo greater in the heires of life: […]"
- 4 an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice wordnet
- 5 Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger. uncountable
"The issues of harassment and/or bullying was the top common source of grievance, followed by discipline, and then new working practices."
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- 6 a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation wordnet
- 7 A complaint or annoyance. countable
- 8 A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace. countable
"If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city."
- 9 Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior. uncountable
"Indeed I do confess, that many times I have showed myself both less provident and less paiful for the benefit of the commonwealth, tha I should, or might, or intended to do hereafter; and have in many actions more respected the satisfying of my own particular humour, than either justice to some private persons, or the common good of all ; yet I did not at any time either omit duty or commit grievance, upon natural dulness or set malice; but partly by abuse of corrupt counsellors, partly by error of my youthful judgement."
Etymology
From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance, equivalent to grieve + -ance.
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