grievance

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. Source: opted

2. v. t. Grieving; grief; affliction. Source: opted

3. n. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation Source: wordnet

4. n. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice Source: wordnet

5. n. a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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 Source: ecdict

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