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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
His hair-trigger homemade contraption pressured all three major networks into giving Kiritsis airtime to explain his grievances to the public.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The protests began last week with economic grievances as the Iranian currency, the rial, tanked.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
This is upsetting Strasbourg’s supporters, and their grievances are multi-pronged.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The demonstrations illustrate how economic and political grievances intersect in Iran.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
While their origins differ, both reflect deep structural grievances and an unbridgeable gap between state and society.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Rajasthan became the first state to pass a law regulating the gig economy, creating a dedicated welfare board to establish a social security fund and addressing grievances.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
While nationwide protests in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini centered on women’s rights and state repression, the current demonstrations are rooted primarily in economic grievances, with protesters in several cities now openly directing their anger at Iran’s political leadership.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
The protests began last week with economic grievances as the Iranian currency, the rial, tanked.
—Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
This is upsetting Strasbourg’s supporters, and their grievances are multi-pronged.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
The demonstrations illustrate how economic and political grievances intersect in Iran.
—Kamran Talattof, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
While their origins differ, both reflect deep structural grievances and an unbridgeable gap between state and society.
—Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
In 2023, Rajasthan became the first state to pass a law regulating the gig economy, creating a dedicated welfare board to establish a social security fund and addressing grievances.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
While nationwide protests in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini centered on women’s rights and state repression, the current demonstrations are rooted primarily in economic grievances, with protesters in several cities now openly directing their anger at Iran’s political leadership.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grievances
Noun
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Still, the Bulldogs’ defensive back doesn’t harbor any grudges toward Sanders, nor CU.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
4 Jan. 2026
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The strength of the Republican appeal to isolationism is essentially one of political revenge, a feeling that now is the time to settle old scores and old grudges.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Parents of students with disabilities have increasingly resorted to filing complaints with the state over their schools’ failure to educate their children, and most of the time, state investigators have agreed.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Jan. 2026
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MacLeod said many of the complaints his organization hears are like the Johnsons’ and involve third-party utility billing companies hired by landlords.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Juggling careers and kids takes a toll on families, and housework often is fraught with resentments over who is doing it.—
Tracee M. Herbaugh,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Only tiny lives, full of tiny resentments nobody cares about in Cortez, Colorado.—
Brian Maass,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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