grievance

(grē'vəns)
n.

1. 1. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
   2. A complaint or protestation based on such a circumstance. See synonyms at injustice.
2. Indignation or resentment stemming from a feeling of having been wronged.
3. Obsolete.
   1. The act of inflicting hardship or harm.
   2. The cause of hardship or harm.

[Middle English grevaunce, from Old French grevance, from grever, to harm. See grieve.]

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One’s allegation that something imposes an illegal burden, denies some equitable or legal right, or causes injustice. An employee may be entitled by a collective bargaining agreement to seek relief through a grievance procedure.

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noun

An expression of dissatisfaction or a circumstance regarded as a cause for such expression: complaint. Informal gripe, grouse. Slang beef, kick. Idioms: bone to pick. See happy/unhappy.

n

Definition: complaint, gripe
Antonyms: commendation, compliment, flattery, praise

One’s allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or burden, or denies some equi- table or legal right, or causes injustice.
See 137 P. 400, 402. An employee may be entitled by a collective bargaining agreement to seek relief through a particular series of steps called a grievance procedure.

IN BRIEF: That which oppresses and injures and causes a sense of wrong.

To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life. — Eric Hoffer (1902-1983).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - klage, grund til klage

Nederlands (Dutch)
grief

Français (French)
n. - griefs (contre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschwerde, Groll

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αιτία για) παράπονο, αγανάκτηση

Italiano (Italian)
lagnanza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - agravo (m), injustiça (f), ressentimento (m)

Русский (Russian)
обида, жалоба, трудовой конфликт

Español (Spanish)
n. - objeción, agravio, motivo de queja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - missnöjesanledning, klagomål (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不满, 不平, 抱怨, 牢骚

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不滿, 不平, 抱怨, 牢騷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 불평, 불평의 원인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 苦情, 苦情の種

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضيم, مظلمه الشكوى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התמרמרות, תלונה, סיבה אמיתית או מדומה לתלונה‬

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