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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary griev·ance DATE 14th century 1. obsolete : suffering , distress 2. a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance 3. the formal expression of a grievance : complaint Synonyms: see injustice English Etymology grievance c.1300, "state of being aggrieved," from O.Fr . grevance, from grever "to harm" (see grieve). In reference to a cause of such a condition, from late 15c.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 grievance griev·ance / 5^ri:vEns / noun ~ (against sb) something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about 不平的事；委屈；抱怨；牢骚: Parents were invited to air their grievances (= express them) at the meeting. 家长们应邀在会上诉说他们的苦衷。 He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months. 他几个月来一直对老板心怀不满。 Does the company have a formal grievance procedure (= a way of telling sb your complaints at work) ? 公司有正式投诉程序吗？ Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English grievance noun ADJ. genuine, legitimate, real Some people will complain even if they have no genuine grievance. | imaginary, imagined | long-standing, old | individual, personal | economic, social By the 1530s social grievances were again being voiced. VERB + GRIEVANCE harbour, have, nurse She still nursed her old grievance. | air, express, vent, voice | hear (formal), listen to MPs spend many hours listening to the real or imagined grievances of their constituents. | redress, remedy, settle Managers would make every effort to remedy individual grievances as they arose. PREP. ~ about/over The meeting will be a chance to air your grievances about the organization. | ~ against He had a personal grievance against the professor. PHRASES a sense of grievance Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: INJUSTICE 2, injury, wrong Related Words: hardship, rigor; affliction, cross, trial, tribulation Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: grievance committee , or grievance procedure griev·ance \ˈgrēvən(t)s\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English grevaunce, from Old French grevance, from grever to afflict, grieve + -ance — more at grieve 1. a. : suffering , grief , distress < grievances illegally inflicted upon men by the king's ministers — J.G.Edwards > b. archaic : the infliction of a grievance 2. : aggrieved state : anger , annoyance , displeasure < went their own way blithely, to the grievance of their leaders > < have long cherished a grievance against whistlers in public places > 3. a. : a cause of uneasiness or distress felt to afford rightful reason for reproach, complaint, or resistance < the grievance of taxation without representation > < they had many grievances > b. : a working condition considered unsatisfactory and objected to by labor < failure to respect seniority rights was a major grievance > especially : one involving violation of a collective agreement 4. : a complaint by an employee or a body of employees of unfair treatment by the employer < a joint labor-management committee to act on grievances > |
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