grievances

NOUN

complaint, gripe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grief hardship injustice objection outrage resentment sorrow unhappiness

STRONG

affliction beef bellyache blast case cross damage distress flack grouse holler hoo-ha howl injury jeremiad kick knock pain rap rigor roar rumble squawk stink trial tribulation trouble violence wrong yell

WEAK

ax to grind big stink pain in the neck

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delight happiness joy

STRONG

advantage aid assistance benefit blessing comfort compliment favor good health health help peace pleasure praise right

WEAK

flattery

Example Sentences

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Grievances vary widely from country to country, but the bottom line is similar everywhere: farmers claim it is getting increasingly harder to make a living.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2024

Grievances have long been brewing in the European Union’s leading agricultural power.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Grievances sparked by soaring prices and the economy’s sluggishness led to widespread protests against the government in 2017 and 2019, mostly in working-class and lower-income areas.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2022

Grievances first go to a counselor who attempts to resolve the complaint.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2020

“That this Committee pledges itself to persevere in seeking the full and immediate relief of the practical Grievances of Protestant Dissenters upon the principles it has repeatedly avowed.”

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835 by Wightman, George