grievance

  • 11grievance — griev|ance [ˈgri:vəns] n [U and C] a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you ▪ anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company ▪ a means of overcoming genuine grievances ▪… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12Grievance — A grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.Union laborIn a labor union, a grievance is the subject of a complaint filed by an employee to be resolved by procedures provided in the union contract. Such a… …

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  • 13grievance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ genuine, legitimate, real ▪ Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance. ▪ historical (esp. AmE), long standing, old …

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  • 14grievance — UK [ˈɡriːv(ə)ns] / US [ˈɡrɪvəns] noun Word forms grievance : singular grievance plural grievances 1) [countable] a complaint about being treated in an unfair way Managers were presented with a long list of grievances. have a grievance: People… …

    English dictionary

  • 15grievance — griev|ance [ grivəns ] noun 1. ) count a complaint about being treated in an unfair way: Managers were presented with a long list of grievances. have a grievance: People know who to go to if they have a grievance. 2. ) count or uncount a feeling… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16grievance — [[t]gri͟ːv(ə)ns[/t]] grievances N VAR: usu with supp If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair. They had a legitimate grievance... The main grievance of the drivers is the imposition of …

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  • 17grievance — noun (C, U) something that you complain about because you feel you have been treated unfairly (+ against): Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the committee. | air your grievances (=tell other people you feel… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18grievance — /gree veuhns/, n. 1. a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance. 2. a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against… …

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  • 19grievance — /ˈgrivəns / (say greevuhns) noun 1. a wrong, real or fancied, considered as grounds for complaint: a popular grievance. 2. resentment or complaint, or the grounds for complaint, against an unjust act: to have a grievance against someone. {French… …

  • 20grievance — noun Date: 14th century 1. obsolete suffering, distress 2. a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance 3. the formal expression of a grievance ; complaint Synonyms: see injustice …

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