2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grievance \Griev"ance\, n. [OF. grevance. See {Grieve}, v. t.]
1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and
suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or
resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.;
injury.
2. Grieving; grief; affliction.
The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked.
--Milton.
Syn: Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
grievance
n 1: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding
a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: {grudge}, {score}]
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
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