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griev·ance
 grievance
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- pronunciation:
- gri
v
 ns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
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an injustice considered a cause for complaint, or the complaint resulting from such an injustice.
He could bear these grievances no longer.They went before the town council to air their grievances.- synonyms:
- beef, complaint, gripe, injustice, wrong
- similar words:
- affront, bellyache, cavil, grouse, grudge, grumble, injury, kick, objection, offense, peeve, protest
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complaint, petition |
adjective + (n.)grievance
agrarian,
ancient,
collective,
deep-seated,
economic,
elaborate,
ethnic,
formal,
fundamental,
genuine,
historic,
historical,
institutional,
legitimate,
local,
long-standing,
mutual,
numerous,
past,
pent-up,
perceived,
personal,
petty,
popular,
racial,
real,
territorial,
unresolved,
written
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verb + (n.)grievance
address,
air,
articulate,
constitute,
discuss,
dramatize,
express,
file,
generate,
harbor,
investigate,
mobilize,
nurse,
present,
pursue,
redress,
resolve,
root,
settle,
vent,
voice
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(n.)grievance
+ verb
accumulate, arise, coalesce, complain, exploit, fuel, handle, justify, list, motivate, proceed, remedy, uphold
noun + (n.)grievance
air, airing, dispute, dissident, employee, forum, guilt, labor, list, litany, minority, petition, redress, resolution, sense, sovereignty, union, workplace
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