| NOUN | feeling | grievance, grudge, score | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | grievance | an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice | |
| communication | grievance | a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action |
| Sounds | griy'vahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | grudge, score | |
| Broader | resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour | A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| Spanish | agravio, manía, rencor | |
| Catalan | agravi, esquira, mania, rancúnia | |
| Meaning | An allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | allegation | (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law) |
| Spanish | agravio, injuria | |
| Catalan | greuge, injúria | |
| Meaning | A complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | complaint | An expression of grievance or resentment |
| Spanish | reivindicación | |
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