grievance
Example Sentences
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Economic grievances are in the forefront amid 42% inflation, a currency that has lost 40% of its value against the dollar since the June war, and even a lack of water and reliable energy.
The members then went public with their grievances, alleging the company had deliberately undermined their careers.
From Barron's
Over 20% of grievances were related to quality of work, according to the Army Corps assessment of complaints.
From Los Angeles Times
In the end, Tom glimpses a sense of who he might become, someone who is not rooted in nostalgia or grievance but in the family he already has.
I’m not saying that those narratives are morally equivalent, or that some vague sense of historical grievance and perceived hostility is a valid excuse for launching an unprovoked war against a neighboring country.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
