GRIEVANCE

Grievance

In general, grievance is a wrong or hardship suffered, whether real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant oppressive state of things.

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grievance

Noun


 

  1. Something which causes grief.
  2. A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
  3. A complaint or annoyance.
  4. A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.


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