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Meaning of 'grievance' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grievance [ 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.
- Grieving; grief; affliction.

Meaning of 'grievance' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grievance [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Example in sentence:
  • holding a grudge;
  • settling a score

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