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Noun: grievance  greevuns
  1. A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    - grudge, score
     
  2. An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
     
  3. A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

Derived forms: grievances

Type of: allegation, bitterness, complaint, gall, hard feelings, rancor [US], rancour [Brit, Cdn], resentment

Encyclopedia: Grievance

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