Thesaurus: grievance

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1. v. t. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.
2. v. t. Grieving; grief; affliction.
3. n. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
4. n. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
5. n. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
6. 1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury. 2. Grieving; grief; affliction. The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked. Milton. Syn. -- Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.
7. n:100 n. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice n. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action