grievance
/ˈɡriːv(ə)ns/
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American sound/ˈɡriːv(ə)ns/
grievance
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grie - vance -> grievance
Myanmar meaning
(n) နစ် နာချက်။မကျေနပ်ချက်။
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grievance / 'gri:vns / n ~ (against sb)
နစ်နာချက်။ မကျေနပ်ချက်။ နာကြည်းချက်။ Staff were invited to air their grievances (ie express them) at a special meeting. ❍ He'd been harbouring/ nursing a grievance against his boss for months. ❍ Management have set up procedures for dealing with the workers' grievances.
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complaint, accusation, criticism, objection, gripe, grumble, moan, affliction, ax to grind, be out for blood, beef, bellyache, big stink, blast, case, cause of distress, cross, damage, distress, even the score, fix one's wagon, flack, give comeuppance, give just desserts, grief, grouse, hardship, hit back, holler, hoo-ha, howl, ill-treatment, infringement, injury, injustice, jeremiad, kick, knock, make reprisal, outrage, paid back, paid off, pain, pain in the neck, pay back, pay back in spades, pay off, paying back, paying off, protest, rap, resentment, return the compliment, revenge, rigor, roar, rumble, settle up, settle with, sorrow, squawk, stick it to, stick to, stink, stuck to, take an eye for an eye, trial, tribulation, trouble, turn the tables on, unfairness, unhappiness, venge, violence, whinge, wrong, yell
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