<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.</li><li>Synonyms: distress, injury, hurt, injustice, affront.</li><li>a complaint, as against an unjust or unfair act: to have a grievance against someone.</li><li>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.</li></ul>