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grievance |
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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