| 单词 | grievance |
| 释义 | grievance (once / 651 pages) n A grievance is a complaint. It can be formal, as when an employee files a grievance because of unsafe working conditions, or more of an emotional matter, like a grievance against an old friend who betrayed you. A grievance is a complaint that may or may not be justified. Often a grievance is a complaint about something that breaks a rule or a law, like a grievance filed against a person who builds a fence in his front yard in a town that does not allow that. If that same neighbor plants flowers he knows make you sneeze uncontrollably, you might be unhappy about that, but this is the kind of grievance you can work out among yourselves. WORD FAMILYgrievance: grievances USAGE EXAMPLESDid we fail to recognize and understand the grievances of white, working-class Trump voters? Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) And outside the confines of Mar-a-Lago, old grievances flare up. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Nearly all place economic grievances at the heart of it. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action Hyper complaint an expression of grievance or resentment 2n an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice Hyper allegation (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) 3n a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation Syn|Hyper grudge, score bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
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