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grievance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of grievance

1 a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

  • this is no place to air your grievances against him
Synonyms of grievance

down [chiefly British], grudge, resentment, score
Words Related to grievance

condemnation

offense (or offence), umbrage

complaint

dudgeon, huff, peeve, pique

despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness

animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bitterness, enmity, hostility, rancor

2 an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment

  • she decided to file a formal grievance against the utility company
Synonyms of grievance

beef, bitch, bleat, carp, complaint, fuss, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer
Words Related to grievance

challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, niggle [chiefly British], objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink
Near Antonyms of grievance

commendation, compliment, plaudit

acclaim, applause, praise

approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction

Synonym Discussion of grievance

injustice, injury, wrong, grievance mean an act that inflicts undeserved hurt. injustice applies to any act that involves unfairness to another or violation of one's rights.
    • the injustices suffered by the lower classes
injury applies in law specifically to an injustice for which one may sue to recover compensation.
    • libel constitutes a legal injury
wrong applies also in law to any act punishable according to the criminal code; it may apply more generally to any flagrant injustice.
    • determined to right society's wrongs
grievance applies to a circumstance or condition that constitutes an injustice to the sufferer and gives just ground for complaint.
    • a list of employee grievances

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