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grievance

/ˈɡriːv(ə)ns

noun

1A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment: a website which enabled staff to air their grievances...

But airing those grievances publicly might actually encourage more attacks and make their lives harder.
Briony Norris, an environmental health officer at the pollution control unit, said around 50 per cent of people who lodged complaints had a genuine grievance.
Earlier this month, he was given the perfect opportunity to air his grievances in public when he appeared before magistrates in Guildford, charged with the same offence.

Synonyms

injustice, unjust act, wrong, injury, ill, offence, disservice, unfairness, evil, outrage, atrocity, damage;

affront, insult, indignity

1.1An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair: three pilots have filed grievances against the company...

Mr. Yousry states that he did not at that time understand himself to have been suspended, and thus he did not approach his union concerning his status, nor did he file any grievance about it.
Prior to making these public allegations, no student actually filed a sexual harassment grievance against him.
Engle says that when she filed a grievance, DWP managers denied her overtime pay, hassled her about the dress code and intimidated her by hovering around her workstation.

1.2A feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair: he was nursing a grievance...

Unfortunately, though, humans have a tendency to bear grudges and nurse grievances, even when the reasons for doing so are irrational.
He does not generally harbour grievances or grudges and it is rare for him to finish a regatta with lingering feelings of resentment towards a rival competitor.
A feeling of grievance can be real even when the grievance itself is not.

Synonyms

complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, charge, protest, grumble, moan, cavil, quibble, problem;

grudge, ill feeling, hard feeling, bad feeling, resentment, bitterness, rancour, pique, umbrage

informal grouse, gripe, whinge, grouch, niggle, beef, bone to pick, chip on one's shoulder

North American informal crow to pluck

literary plaint

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense 'injury'): from Old French grevance, from grever 'to burden' (see grieve¹).

单词	grievance
释义	grievance /ˈɡriːv(ə)ns / noun 1A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment: a website which enabled staff to air their grievances... But airing those grievances publicly might actually encourage more attacks and make their lives harder. Briony Norris, an environmental health officer at the pollution control unit, said around 50 per cent of people who lodged complaints had a genuine grievance. Earlier this month, he was given the perfect opportunity to air his grievances in public when he appeared before magistrates in Guildford, charged with the same offence. Synonyms injustice, unjust act, wrong, injury, ill, offence, disservice, unfairness, evil, outrage, atrocity, damage; affront, insult, indignity 1.1An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair: three pilots have filed grievances against the company... Mr. Yousry states that he did not at that time understand himself to have been suspended, and thus he did not approach his union concerning his status, nor did he file any grievance about it. Prior to making these public allegations, no student actually filed a sexual harassment grievance against him. Engle says that when she filed a grievance, DWP managers denied her overtime pay, hassled her about the dress code and intimidated her by hovering around her workstation. 1.2A feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair: he was nursing a grievance... Unfortunately, though, humans have a tendency to bear grudges and nurse grievances, even when the reasons for doing so are irrational. He does not generally harbour grievances or grudges and it is rare for him to finish a regatta with lingering feelings of resentment towards a rival competitor. A feeling of grievance can be real even when the grievance itself is not. Synonyms complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, charge, protest, grumble, moan, cavil, quibble, problem; grudge, ill feeling, hard feeling, bad feeling, resentment, bitterness, rancour, pique, umbrage informal grouse, gripe, whinge, grouch, niggle, beef, bone to pick, chip on one's shoulder North American informal crow to pluck literary plaint Origin Middle English (also in the sense 'injury'): from Old French grevance, from grever 'to burden' (see grieve¹).
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