Dictionary entry

Grievance

Pronunciation: /ˈɡriːv(ə)ns/

Pronunciation

/ˈɡriːv(ə)ns/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) နစ် နာချက်။မကျေနပ်ချက်။

Definition

grievance / 'gri:vns / n ~ (against sb) နစ္နာခ်က္။ မေက်နပ္ခ်က္။ နာၾကည္းခ်က္။ 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.

Examples

  1. Managers were presented with a long list of grievances.
  2. [have a grievance] : People know who to go to if they have a grievance.
  3. [sense of grievance] : This sense of grievance began with the confiscation of their land.
  4. [nurse a grievance] : For years he nursed a grievance against his former employer.