"grievance" noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" [syn: grudge (http://word.sc/grudge), score (http://word.sc/score)] an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action Source: http://www.word.sc/grievance

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