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How to pronounce grievance in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms grudge, score
Type of rancor, rancour, resentment, gall, bitterness
Type Words
Type of complaint
Type Words
Type of allegation

Examples of grievance

grievance
Ms McDonald lodged a personal grievance on the grounds of unjustified dismissal.
From the odt.co.nz
This will deter so-called libel tourists, except those with a genuine grievance.
From the newscientist.com
Unemployment is the biggest grievance of ordinary Afghans and it remains at 40%.
From the guardian.co.uk
What is your grievance at David Conn's decent attempts at discovering the truth?
From the guardian.co.uk
Travelers with a legitimate grievance used to be powerless to change their fate.
From the cnn.com
It may be pointless to search for a single grievance to explain the recent plot.
From the theatlantic.com
There have been no pay-offs as an outcome of an internal grievance being upheld.
From the independent.co.uk
You get it from much larger classes of people that have a real social grievance.
From the guardian.co.uk
This leaves any grievance that someone might file against either chief in limbo.
From the tennessean.com
More examples
  • Grudge: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"
  • An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
  • A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
  • A grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint
  • Grievance is a crime novel by the American writer K.C. Constantine set in 1990s Rocksburg, a fictional, blue-collar, Rustbelt town in Western Pennsylvania (modeled on the author's hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh).
  • "Grievance" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Written by vocalist Eddie Vedder, "Grievance" is the ninth track on the band's sixth studio album, Binaural (2000).
  • Something which causes grief; a complaint or annoyance; also a formal complaint
  • (grievances) Formal complaints demanding formal resolution by a managed care plan.
  • (Grievances) A written complaint submitted by a member, which challenges any of the following: The insurer s decisions, policies or actions related to availability, delivery or quality of health care services; claims payment or handling; reimbursement for services; the contractual relationship ...