GRIEVANCE


Meaning of GRIEVANCE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ genuine , legitimate , real

Some people will complain even if they have no genuine ~.

▪ historical ( esp. AmE ), long-standing , old

▪ individual , personal

▪ specific

▪ economic , political , social

By the 1950s, political ~s were again being voiced.

VERB + GRIEVANCE

▪ harbour/harbor , have , nurse

She still nursed her old ~.

▪ air , express , voice

▪ file ( AmE )

▪ hear ( formal ), listen to

No one would listen to their ~s.

▪ address , redress , remedy ( esp. BrE ), settle

Managers would make every effort to address individual ~s.

GRIEVANCE + NOUN

▪ procedure , process

▪ committee ( AmE )

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ about , ~ over

The meeting will be a chance to air your ~s about the organization.

▪ ~ against

He had a personal ~ against the professor.

PHRASES

▪ a sense of ~

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