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GRIEVANCE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GRIEVANCE?

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Grievance as a Noun
Definitions of "Grievance" as a noun
Synonyms of "Grievance" as a noun (24 Words)
Usage Examples of "Grievance" as a noun
Associations of "Grievance" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Grievance” are: grudge, score, injustice, wrong, injury, ill, offence, disservice, unfairness, evil, outrage, atrocity, damage, complaint, criticism, objection, protestation, charge, protest, grumble, moan, cavil, quibble, problem

Grievance as a Noun

Definitions of "Grievance" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “grievance” as a noun can have the following definitions:

An official statement of a complaint over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice.
A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.
A feeling of resentment over something believed to be wrong or unfair.
A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.
A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action.

Synonyms of "Grievance" as a noun (24 Words)

atrocity	A highly unpleasant or distasteful object. A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
cavil	An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
charge	The price charged for some article or service. They submitted their charges at the end of each month.
complaint	A loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow. I intend to make an official complaint.
criticism	The expression of disapproval of someone or something on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes. The senator received severe criticism* from his opponent.*
damage	The amount of money needed to purchase something. Bombing caused extensive damage* to the town.*
disservice	An act intended to help that turns out badly. He did them a disservice.
evil	A manifestation of profound immorality and wickedness, especially in people’s actions. His struggle against the forces of evil.
grudge	A persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury. Miss Ironside seems to have had some grudge* against her.*
grumble	A loud low dull continuous noise. The main grumble* is that he spends too much time away.*
ill	An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. A lengthy work on the ills of society.
injury	An instance of being injured. An ankle injury.
injustice	The practice of being unjust or unfair. She was taken aback by the injustice* of Nora s remark.*
moan	A sound resembling a human moan. She gave a low moan* of despair.*
objection	(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. His view is open to objection.
offence	A breach of a law or rule; an illegal act. He took offence* at my question.*
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. The massacre was one of the worst outrages in the whole of our history.
problem	Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others. Our homework consisted of ten problems to solve.
protest	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. The many protestations did not stay the execution.
protestation	An objection or protest. The many protestations did not stay the execution.
quibble	A play on words; a pun. The only quibble* about this book is the price.*
score	An amount due (as at a restaurant or bar. Doyle s success brought imitators by the score.
unfairness	Lack of equality or justice. The multiple unfairnesses the elderly face.
wrong	That which is contrary to the principles of justice or law. I was trying to teach my children right from wrong.

Usage Examples of "Grievance" as a noun

A website which enabled staff to air their grievances.
Three pilots have filed grievances against the company.
He was nursing a grievance.

Associations of "Grievance" (30 Words)

acrimony	A rough and bitter manner. The AGM dissolved into acrimony.
animosity	A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility. He no longer felt any animosity* towards her.*
avenge	Inflict harm in return for (an injury or wrong done to oneself or another. We must avenge* our dead.*
bias	Cause to be biased. There was evidence of bias* against foreign applicants.*
biased	Unfairly prejudiced for or against someone or something. We will not tolerate this biased* media coverage.*
bigot	A prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own. A racist bigot.
complain	Express complaints discontent displeasure or unhappiness. We all complained bitterly about the food.
complaint	A reason for dissatisfaction. She is receiving treatment for her skin complaint.
disapproving	Expressing or manifesting disapproval. He shot a disapproving* glance at her.*
discriminatory	Capable of making fine distinctions. Discriminatory employment practices.
dislike	Have or feel a dislike or distaste for. I really dislike* this salesman.*
dissatisfy	Fail to satisfy. What is it about these words that dissatisfies you?
grudge	Bear a grudge harbor ill feelings. I ve never been one to hold a grudge.
harassment	Aggressive pressure or intimidation. They face daily harassment* and assault on the streets.*
hate	Have a strong aversion to (something. Two separate polls confirmed he is hated by the public.
iniquity	Morally objectionable behavior. A den of iniquity.
injustice	The practice of being unjust or unfair. Brooding over life s injustices.
intolerant	Unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion. He s recently been diagnosed as gluten intolerant.
jaundiced	Affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc. They looked on politicians with a jaundiced* eye.*
malevolence	Wishing evil to others. His eyes were glowing with malevolence.
malice	The quality of threatening evil. I bear no malice* towards anybody.*
prejudiced	Being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand. A prejudiced* judge.*
racism	The prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races. A programme to combat racism.
racist	A person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others. Racist remarks.
rancour	A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. He spoke without rancour.
revenge	Inflict revenge on behalf of someone else. Zimbabwe snatched the game 18 16 but the Spanish had their revenge* later.*
spite	Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. He d think I was saying it out of spite.
unwilling	In spite of contrary volition. He was unwilling* to take on that responsibility.*
vendetta	A prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone. He has accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta* against him.*
wickedness	Absence of moral or spiritual values. The wickedness* of the regime.*