Associations to the word «Grievance»
Noun
- Worker
- Provincial
- Boer
- Hardship
- Breach
- Aspiration
- Handling
- Imposition
- Constitution
- Eloquence
- Annexation
- Representation
- Nationalist
- Right
- Chamberlain
- Dickinson
- Litigation
- Federalist
- Detainee
- Boycott
- Government
- Congress
- Deputy
- Pay
- Labor
- Bitterness
- Adjustment
- Rebel
- Occupancy
- Violence
- Hiring
- Charter
- Annoyance
- Legislature
- Quarrel
- Servitude
- Citizen
- Irritation
- Clause
- Landlord
- Demonstrator
- Nobility
- Sharif
- Turnover
- Excise
- Exclusion
- Populace
- Reformation
- Equality
- Demonstration
- Protestant
- Liberty
- Importation
- Allegiance
- Amnesty
- Magistrate
- Cromwell
- Clergy
- Pretoria
- Scarcity
- Agenda
- Revenge
- Satisfaction
- Shia
- Statement
- Employment
- Catholic
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
GRIEVANCE, noun. (countable) Something which causes grief.
GRIEVANCE, noun. A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
GRIEVANCE, noun. A complaint or annoyance.
GRIEVANCE, noun. A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
Dictionary definition
GRIEVANCE, noun. A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score".
GRIEVANCE, noun. An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice.
GRIEVANCE, noun. A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action.
Wise words
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