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nouna resentment strong enough to justify retaliationtype of:
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nouna complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for actiontype of:
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nounan allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injusticetype of:
Definition that contains grievance
- anger a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- complaint an expression of grievance or resentment
- quincy American patriot who presented the colonists' grievances to the English king (1744-1775)
- ire a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- petitioner someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
- suer someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
- choler a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
- venter a speaker who expresses or gives vent to a personal opinion or grievance
- plaint (United Kingdom) a written statement of the grounds of complaint made to court of law asking for the grievance to be redressed
- works council (chiefly Brit) a council representing employer and employees of a plant or business to discuss working conditions etc; also: a committee representing the workers elected to negotiate with management about grievances and wages etc