grievancegriev‧ance /ˈɡriːvəns/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company a means of overcoming genuine grievances There must be an opportunity for both sides to air their grievances. The teachers’ contract established a grievance procedure. the sense of grievance which characterized him as a young manCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa genuine grievance (=one that is definitely true)· He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter.a legitimate grievance (=one that is reasonable)· Many people feel that the rebels have a legitimate grievance.an old grievance (=one that you have felt unhappy about for a long time)· Years later, we became friends again and sorted out our old grievances.a personal grievance· He has no personal grievance against Frank.verbshave a grievance (against somebody)· I had no grievance against him.air your grievances (=tell people you think you have been treated unfairly)· These committees act as a forum for various groups to air their grievances.nurse a grievance (=think a lot or for a long time about the fact you have been treated unfairly)· He was nursing a grievance about not being picked for the team.file a grievance American English (=officially complain)· She filed a grievance after failing to get a promotion.settle a grievance (=solve one)· The union decided to settle its grievance in the law courts.redress/remedy a grievance formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.grievance + NOUNa grievance procedure (=a system for dealing with employees' grievances)· You should pursue your complaint through the company's grievance procedure.phrasesa sense of grievance (=when you feel that you have been treated unfairly)· Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States.a source of grievance (=something that causes grievance)· Salaries are a traditional source of grievance in industry.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.
- She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.
- The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
- And Mr Arbor has another grievance against the Merc.
- Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another.
- In 1773 the grievance committee ofthe Separate Baptists resolved to press their case.
- Keep Titania tough, springy and challenging: this speech is an accusation, and the expression of her grievance against Oberon.
- She is expected to implement measures to address the popular grievances that have helped to fuel the mutiny.
- This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.
THESAURUS
something that you say or write when you are complaining, especially to someone in an official position: · If you have any complaints, please contact our customer relations department.· Our main complaint is the poor standard of service.· If you have a complaint, you should write to the manager.make a complaint: · Some employees are worried about what will happen to them if they make a complaint.complaint about: · Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.formal complaint: · Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police.letters of complaint: · The commission has so far received nearly 10,000 letters of complaint.
when someone complains publicly about something that they think is wrong or unfair and should not be allowed to happen: · Despite their protests, the students’ fees were increased.in protest (=as a way of making a protest): · When two members of the team were dismissed, the rest of them walked out in protest.protest against: · The ambassador lodged a formal protest against the proposals.ignore somebody’s protests: · Ignoring my protests, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders.
something that you feel unhappy about because you think that you have been treated unfairly – use this especially about an official complaint you make about the place where you work: file a grievance (=officially complain): · She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.grievance against: · Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.air a grievance (=discuss a grievance publicly): · The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
Longman Language Activatora complaint something that you say or write when you are complaining, especially to someone in an official position: · If you have any complaints, please contact our customer relations department.· Our main complaint is the poor standard of service.· If you have a complaint, you should write to the manager.make a complaint: · Some employees are worried about what will happen to them if they make a complaint.complaint about: · Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.formal complaint: · Mr Kelly has made a formal complaint against the police.letters of complaint: · The commission has so far received nearly 10,000 letters of complaint.
when someone complains publicly about something that they think is wrong or unfair and should not be allowed to happen: · Despite their protests, the students' fees were increased.in protest (=as a way of making a protest): · When two members of the team were dismissed, the rest of them walked out in protest.protest against: · The ambassador lodged a formal protest against the proposals.ignore somebody's protests: · Ignoring my protests, he took off his jacket and wrapped it around my shoulders.
an angry protest by a lot of people about something that they think is very wrong or unfair: · Despite an outcry, the university refused to change its admission policies.public outcry: · The shooting of an unarmed teenager by police caused a public outcry.outcry about/over: · There was a widespread outcry over the increase in fuel tax.outcry against: · The public outcry against the executions made little difference.
something that you feel unhappy about because you think that you have been treated unfairly - use this especially about an official complaint you make about the place where you work: file a grievance (=officially complain): · She filed a grievance last year after her supervisor refused to promote her.grievance against: · Anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company can take it to the arbitration committee.air a grievance (=discuss a grievance publicly): · The meetings give employees the opportunity to express their views or air grievances.
informal something unimportant that you keep complaining about or feel unhappy about: · Students' main gripe is the poor quality of the dorm food.· I left the house because I wasn't in the mood to listen to Maude's gripes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views. For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you: (=one that is definitely true)· He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter.
(=one that is reasonable)· Many people feel that the rebels have a legitimate grievance.
(=one that you have felt unhappy about for a long time)· Years later, we became friends again and sorted out our old grievances.
· He has no personal grievance against Frank.
verbs· I had no grievance against him.
(=tell people you think you have been treated unfairly)· These committees act as a forum for various groups to air their grievances.
(=think a lot or for a long time about the fact you have been treated unfairly)· He was nursing a grievance about not being picked for the team.
American English (=officially complain)· She filed a grievance after failing to get a promotion.
(=solve one)· The union decided to settle its grievance in the law courts.
formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.
grievance + NOUN (=a system for dealing with employees' grievances)· You should pursue your complaint through the company's grievance procedure.
phrases (=when you feel that you have been treated unfairly)· Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States.
(=something that causes grievance)· Salaries are a traditional source of grievance in industry.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Staff will get a chance to ask questions and air their views. For years he had nursed a grievance against his former employer.· It seemed that our genuine concerns and grievances were largely ignored and we were dismissed as being out of date and out of touch.· How does this summary dismissal affect the child with a genuine grievance?· A genuine grievance did not have to be financial.
· The misconception, however, is that once a legitimate grievance has been dealt with, the violence will end.
· Apart from one passing reference to the Statute of Labourers, social grievances do not appear in the petition.
NOUN· The contract also established a grievance procedure and a salary schedule.· If you feel upset by an apparent unfairness, pursue the matter through the grievance procedure.· Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure.· McAvennie disputed the fine and called on the Professional Footballer's grievance procedures to voice his dissent.· So, for instance, the responsibility of governing bodies for disciplinary and grievance procedures overrides previous local and national agreements.
VERB· The journalists can ask their questions direct and can also air any grievances or problems in an informal atmosphere.· This meeting was to air grievances and ease our transition into the future.
· Governors will also have to deal with grievances and discipline.
· The Union filed a grievances and then, after the first step, let it drop, indifferently, from its beak.
· The far left is also being blamed for taking advantage of grievances.· Some states have countered with laws intended to preserve the ability of their residents to take their grievances to state courts.· There were, of course, differences between taking a grievance to a supernatural being and instituting a case before a magistrate.· Governors should take any grievance relating to employment very seriously and give proper consideration to it through a fair grievance procedure.
anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company a means of overcoming genuine grievances There must be an opportunity for both sides to air their grievances. The teachers’ contract established a grievance procedure. the sense of grievance which characterized him as a young manCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa genuine grievance (=one that is definitely true)· He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter.a legitimate grievance (=one that is reasonable)· Many people feel that the rebels have a legitimate grievance.an old grievance (=one that you have felt unhappy about for a long time)· Years later, we became friends again and sorted out our old grievances.a personal grievance· He has no personal grievance against Frank.verbshave a grievance (against somebody)· I had no grievance against him.air your grievances (=tell people you think you have been treated unfairly)· These committees act as a forum for various groups to air their grievances.nurse a grievance (=think a lot or for a long time about the fact you have been treated unfairly)· He was nursing a grievance about not being picked for the team.file a grievance American English (=officially complain)· She filed a grievance after failing to get a promotion.settle a grievance (=solve one)· The union decided to settle its grievance in the law courts.redress/remedy a grievance formal (=do something to make a problem better)· Governments which have not redressed genuine grievances often pay a heavy price later on.grievance + NOUNa grievance procedure (=a system for dealing with employees' grievances)· You should pursue your complaint through the company's grievance procedure.phrasesa sense of grievance (=when you feel that you have been treated unfairly)· Anti-Americanism in these countries comes from a deep sense of grievance against the United States.a source of grievance (=something that causes grievance)· Salaries are a traditional source of grievance in industry.