Grievance

For the argument in political science, see Greed versus grievance. For the employee dispute, see Grievance (labour). For other uses, see Grievance (disambiguation).
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A grievance (from Latin gravis 'heavy') is a wrong or hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint. In the past, the word meant the infliction or cause of hardship.[1]

  1. ^ "Definition of 'grievance'". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 21 January 2019.