- a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- a complaint, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.
- a feeling or belief that one has been wronged, oppressed, or is the victim of an injustice; resentment: The conflict on campus was described as the result of racial grievance or victim culture, depending on who reported it.
- a real or imaginary wrong causing resentment and regarded as grounds for complaint
- a feeling of resentment or injustice at having been unfairly treated
- affliction or hardship
