English Explanatory Dictionary

grievance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which causes grief.
  2. A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
  3. Feelings of being wronged; outrage; resentment, bitterness or anger.
  4. A complaint or annoyance.
  5. A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
  6. Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹiː.vəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-grievance.wav

Word forms

grievance grievances grievaunce

Etymology

From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance, equivalent to grieve + -ance.

Synonyms

gravamen hardship sorrow affliction aggrievance distress grief grievance misery ruth sadness undelight vexation woe wrong bother annoyance faff hassle inconvenience irritation nuisance palaver peeve plague trouble

Derived words

grievance collecting grievance collection grievance collector grievancer grievance studies pregrievance racial grievance industry

Translations

Central Bikol: agrangay Bulgarian: оплакване Bulgarian: недоволство Catalan: greuge Chinese Mandarin: 抱怨 Chinese Mandarin: 委屈 Finnish: valitus French: grief German: Beschwerde German: Klage German: Ärgernis Greek: παράπονο Greek: δυσαρέσκεια Hindi: उलाहना Latin: querēla Māori: whakamauāhara Norwegian: klage Norwegian: klagemål Plautdietsch: Kloag Portuguese: queixa Portuguese: reclamação Russian: жа́лоба Spanish: queja Spanish: agravio
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