NOUN | feeling | grievance, grudge, score | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation |
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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 | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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Broader | complaint | An expression of grievance or resentment |
Spanish | reivindicación |
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