Definitions
a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
Word origin
From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance, equivalent to grieve + -ance.
Used in a sentence
“[T]he King is vveary / Of daintie and ſuch picking greeuances, / For he hath found, to end one doubt by death, / Reuiues tvvo greater in the heires of life: […]”
“The issues of harassment and/or bullying was the top common source of grievance, followed by discipline, and then new working practices.”
“Given the non-significance of grievance in the estimated results, I proceeded to check whether the data provide a systematic and rational explanation of personal grievance among the population.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Formal complaint”9 letters
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