GRIEVANCE
Dictionary entry overview: What does grievance mean?
• GRIEVANCE (noun)
The noun GRIEVANCE has 3 senses:
1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
2. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
3. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Familiarity information: GRIEVANCE used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GRIEVANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
grievance; grudge; score
Context examples:
holding a grudge / settling a score
Hypernyms ("grievance" is a kind of...):
bitterness; gall; rancor; rancour; resentment (a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will)
Meaning:
An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("grievance" is a kind of...):
allegation ((law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law))
Meaning:
A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("grievance" is a kind of...):
complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)
