| grievance | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. grievance, grudge, score | a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation.; "holding a grudge"; "settling a score" |
| ~ bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. |
| n. (communication) | 2. grievance | an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice. |
| ~ allegation | (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law).; "an allegation of malpractice" |
| n. (communication) | 3. grievance | a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action. |
| ~ complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment. |
| complain | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| ~ hen-peck, nag, peck | bother persistently with trivial complaints.; "She nags her husband all day long" |
| ~ backbite, bitch | say mean things. |
| ~ grizzle, yammer, yawp, whine | complain whiningly. |
| ~ gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter, croak | make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" |
| ~ grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
| ~ protest | utter words of protest. |
| ~ repine | express discontent. |
| ~ beef, bellyache, bitch, gripe, grouse, squawk, holler, crab | complain.; "What was he hollering about?" |
| ~ inveigh, rail | complain bitterly. |
| ~ bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament | regret strongly.; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" |
| ~ report | complain about; make a charge against.; "I reported her to the supervisor" |
| ~ bleat | talk whiningly. |
| v. (communication) | 2. complain | make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge.; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client" |
| ~ charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| gripe | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. beef, bitch, gripe, kick, squawk | informal terms for objecting.; "I have a gripe about the service here" |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| v. (communication) | 2. beef, bellyache, bitch, crab, gripe, grouse, holler, squawk | complain.; "What was he hollering about?" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
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