1
as in resentment
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
this is no place to air your grievances against him
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2
as in complaint
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company
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Recent Examples of grievance
Fencker met with White House lawyers and other Administration officials, and candidly discussed his grievances with Denmark and possible paths forward for Greenland and the United States.
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But, according to the independent review, Honka has filed 18 grievances against the school district as a representative of the teachers'union.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2026
And the Chicago Commission on Human Relations held a series of hearings on the plight of the city’s Latino residents, which included discussions of the grievances of the Puerto Rican community and the formulation of several policy recommendations.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
This avoids making the tree’s location a personal grievance.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
But, according to the independent review, Honka has filed 18 grievances against the school district as a representative of the teachers'union.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2026
And the Chicago Commission on Human Relations held a series of hearings on the plight of the city’s Latino residents, which included discussions of the grievances of the Puerto Rican community and the formulation of several policy recommendations.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
This avoids making the tree’s location a personal grievance.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievance
Noun
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Gregory's decision to leave law wasn't rooted in resentment toward the profession.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
13 June 2026
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In the aftermath, resentment grew about how OPD responded to the shooting.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The plot unraveled on June 11 when Proper's mother went to police with concerns about her son's behavior online, recent firearms purchases and plans to travel, according to a criminal complaint.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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The Patriots claim that Foxborough improperly charged them approximately $1 million in new administrative fees when, according to the complaint, the town only has state authorization to charge up to $100 per year to renew stadium entertainment licenses.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Everyone at Spain knows the rules, and those close to Yamal and the team unit insist there has been no grudge at all from Yamal towards Olmo.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But pretty soon the two interlopers into this small, grudge-holding but tight-knit community — the kind where, going back generations, everybody not only knows but is mightily resentful of everyone else’s business — develop a kind of outsider kinship.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Test recordings sounded clear and full, and the noise cancellation completely blocked out the buzz and whine of my 3D printer.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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Lee's voice has always been Sui generis, a distinctive instrument caught between a whine and a yelp yet immediately recognizable.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Most hotels sit behind the main road, often thronged with tourists and traffic noise, but the Regent Shanghai on the Bund gives guests great views without the fuss.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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After 90 years and 900 barns, people continue to arrive to see what the fuss is all about, making its advertising a story unto itself, a milepost of the road-trip journey.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Noun
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The child’s eyes were swollen and milky, their mouth agape in a silent moan.—
Taran Dugal,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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Where my world was hemmed in by ridgelines and holler roads, Mary Lennox’s world was hemmed in by fog and wind and the low moan of a manor house that seemed to breathe on its own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Grievance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievance. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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