Synonyms for grievance
ˈgri vənsgriev·ance

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1. grievance

   Injustice is a violation or denial of justice, an act or omission that is contrary to equity or justice; as, the injustice of unequal taxes. In legal usage a wrong involves injury to person, property, or reputation, as the result of evil intent; injustice applies to civil damage or loss, not necessarily involving injury to person or property, as by misrepresentation of goods which does not amount to a legal warranty. In popular usage, injustice may involve no direct injury to person, property, interest, or character, and no harmful intent, while wrong always involves both; one who attributes another's truly generous act to a selfish motive does him an injustice. Iniquity, in the original sense, is a want of or a deviation from equity; but it is now applied in the widest sense to any form of ill-doing. Compare synonyms for CRIMINAL; SIN.

   Synonyms:
   iniquity, injury, injustice, unfairness, unrighteousness, wrong

   Antonyms:
   equity, fair play, fairness, faithfulness, honesty, honor, impartiality, integrity, justice, lawfulness, rectitude, right, righteousness, uprightness

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1. grievance

   Synonyms:
   burden, injury, complaint, trouble, oppression, hardship, injustice

   Antonyms:
   congratulation, boon, rejoicing, benefit, alleviation, disburdenment, riddance, privilege

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1. grudge, score, grievancenoun

   a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

   "holding a grudge"; "settling a score"

   Synonyms:
   account, sexual conquest, score, grade, musical score, grudge, mark, scotch

2. grievancenoun

   an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

   Synonyms:
   grudge, score

3. grievancenoun

   a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

   Synonyms:
   grudge, score

Matched Categories

1. • Allegation
   • Complaint
   • Resentment

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1. grievancenoun

   Synonyms:
   hardship, wrong, injury, burden, oppression

2. grievancenoun

   Synonyms:
   grief, trial, cause of sorrow

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1. grievancenoun

   Synonyms:
   wrong, injustice, resentment, trouble, complaint, gravamen (Law)

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1. List of paraphrases for "grievance":

   grievances, complaint, claim, complaints, allegation

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1. Mike Murphy:

   Now if there's been some huge categorical change in the party and the party is completely obsessed with a grievance candidate they can get one, you know, it's possible: we lose 42 states, it'll be Republican (George) McGovern. But I think that's unlikely. Not impossible but unlikely.

2. Jennifer Bartlett:

   [Lewicka] moved to Watford within weeks of the conclusion of her grievance and in the absence of any other explanation for this situation we find that her exclusion was victimization which continued until around the time of her dismissal.

3. Eric Hoffer:

   Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. Thus people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also by nursing a fanatical grievance. A mass movement offers them unlimited opportunities for both.

4. Marilyn Hutcheson:

   We're apprehensive, not knowing what transpired, if it was a grievance or terroristic related, we just don't know.

5. Li Shuo:

   I think the grievance here, from China, is that The US is not doing enough domestically, and wants to point its finger toward Beijing.