Grievance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹkənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːvəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːvəns/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹkənɪŋ/.

Examples

holding a grudge
settling a score

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

score grudge

Parts of Speech

noun	a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation “holding a grudge”
noun	an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
noun	a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action

Word Forms

grudge

verb

bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschwerde

ein Groll, der stark genug ist, um Vergeltung zu rechtfertigen

🇫🇷French

grief

un ressentiment suffisamment fort pour justifier des représailles

🇪🇸Spanish

queja

un resentimiento lo suficientemente fuerte como para justificar represalias

🇮🇹Italian

reclamo

un risentimento abbastanza forte da giustificare una ritorsione

🇳🇱Dutch

klacht

een wrok die sterk genoeg is om vergelding te rechtvaardigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

queixa

um ressentimento forte o suficiente para justificar retaliação

🇷🇺Russian

обида

негодование, достаточно сильное, чтобы оправдать возмездие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकायत

प्रतिशोध को उचित ठहराने के लिए पर्याप्त आक्रोश

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযোগ

প্রতিশোধের ন্যায্যতা দেওয়ার জন্য যথেষ্ট শক্তিশালী একটি বিরক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மனக்குறை

பழிவாங்கலை நியாயப்படுத்தும் அளவுக்கு வலுவான வெறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మనోవేదన

ప్రతీకారాన్ని సమర్థించేంత బలమైన ఆగ్రహం

🇮🇳Marathi

तक्रार

प्रतिशोधाचे समर्थन करण्यासाठी पुरेसा तीव्र संताप

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરિયાદ

પ્રતિશોધને વાજબી ઠેરવવા માટે પૂરતી મજબૂત રોષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂದುಕೊರತೆ

ಪ್ರತೀಕಾರವನ್ನು ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരാതി

പ്രതികാരത്തെ ന്യായീകരിക്കാൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര ശക്തമായ നീരസം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ

ਬਦਲਾ ਲੈਣ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਇਜ਼ ਠਹਿਰਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکایت

انتقامی کارروائی کا جواز پیش کرنے کے لئے کافی مضبوط ناراضگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

委屈

强烈的怨恨足以证明报复是正当的

🇯🇵Japanese

苦情

報復を正当化するのに十分な強い憤り

🇰🇷Korean

불만

보복을 정당화할 만큼 강한 분노

🇻🇳Vietnamese

than phiền

một sự oán giận đủ mạnh để biện minh cho sự trả thù

🇹🇭Thai

ความคับข้องใจ

ความไม่พอใจที่รุนแรงพอที่จะพิสูจน์การตอบโต้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

keluhan

kebencian yang cukup kuat untuk membenarkan pembalasan

🇵🇭Filipino

hinaing

isang sama ng loob na sapat na upang bigyang-katwiran ang paghihiganti

🇲🇾Malay

rungutan

kebencian yang cukup kuat untuk membenarkan tindakan balas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التظلم

استياء قوي بما يكفي لتبرير الانتقام

🇮🇷Persian

شکایت

نارضایتی به اندازه کافی قوی برای توجیه انتقام

🇹🇷Turkish

şikayet

misillemeyi haklı çıkaracak kadar güçlü bir kızgınlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְלוּנָה

טינה חזקה מספיק כדי להצדיק תגמול

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