See Also: grievance(dictionary)
grievance(dictionary)
Grievance(law)

grievance (oh)



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
::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 man
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
have a grievance (against somebody)
legitimate/genuine grievance (=when you really have been treated unfairly)
air your grievances (=tell people you think you have been treated unfairly)
nurse a grievance (=think continuously about the fact that you have been treated unfairly)
file a grievance American English (=officially complain)
settle a grievance (=solve one)
grievance procedure (=a system for dealing with employees' grievances)
sense of grievance