grievance Meaning, Definition & Usage
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       noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
       
       
 grudge; score.
 - holding a grudge
- settling a score
 
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       noun an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
        
      
 
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       noun a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action