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Definition of: grievance
(grē′vəns) noun
1. That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and a sense of wrong; a cause of annoyance.
2. A complaint, or a cause for complaint, because of a wrong suffered.
3. Obs. Mental or physical pain; also, anger; grief. See synonyms under INJUSTICE.
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