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as in grudges
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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as in complaints
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 grievances
Demonstrations first erupted in the country on September 25 over water and power shortages and quickly escalated into an uprising over broader grievances, including corruption, bad governance and a lack of basic services.
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CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Peaceful inmate efforts for change, including a July 2, 1971, letter detailing grievances, had gone unheeded.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
That clogs the judicial system, wastes limited resources, and delays justice for those with legitimate grievances.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Auburn fans, already incensed by the previous ruling, aired their grievances fully.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that while the couple has been attempting to rebrand their image, their public airing of private family grievances won't be forgotten.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a postgame press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, as well as commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The grievances of older white populations in the West who felt they had been shunted aside.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
In his writings, Mangione apparently expressed his grievances with the healthcare industry — specifically naming UnitedHealthcare and the shareholder conference where Thompson was headed in New York at the time of the assassination.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Peaceful inmate efforts for change, including a July 2, 1971, letter detailing grievances, had gone unheeded.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
That clogs the judicial system, wastes limited resources, and delays justice for those with legitimate grievances.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Auburn fans, already incensed by the previous ruling, aired their grievances fully.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams told Fox News Digital that while the couple has been attempting to rebrand their image, their public airing of private family grievances won't be forgotten.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
In an extraordinary moment in professional sports, the WNBA All-Star Napheesa Collier used a postgame press conference to air her grievances about the way the league in general, as well as commissioner Cathy Engelbert specifically, does business.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
The grievances of older white populations in the West who felt they had been shunted aside.
—Richard Stengel, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
In his writings, Mangione apparently expressed his grievances with the healthcare industry — specifically naming UnitedHealthcare and the shareholder conference where Thompson was headed in New York at the time of the assassination.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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Be wary of friends who act like their grudges are the only ones that matter in a relationship.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
20 Oct. 2025
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Arguing and holding grudges do not lead to great outcomes for our children.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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The spokesperson did not comment in response to the complaints of harm to public health.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Employees grumble over who gets to park where and how offices were allocated (or who got an office with walls in the first place), exposing deep resentments about favoritism, status, and fairness.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Oct. 2025
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Memories are unearthed, resentments are shared, emotions are felt — and very little of it rings true.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Grievances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grievances. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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