grievance

• Nom désignant une raison réelle ou imaginaire de se plaindre, en particulier liée à un traitement injuste ou à une injustice, souvent formulée officiellement dans un contexte professionnel ou juridique.

A noun referring to a real or imagined cause for complaint, especially concerning unfair treatment or injustice, often formally raised in a workplace or legal context.

1. Complaint or injusticeB2formal

   A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

   Grief, motif de plainte

   • The workers filed a grievance against the company for unpaid overtime.
   • She had a long list of grievances about the new policy.
   • The committee listened to every grievance carefully.

   Synonymesbeefcomplaintgrumbleinjusticeobjectionresentmentwrong

   Antonymesapprovalbenefitcontentmentfavorsatisfaction

2. Formal complaintB2formal

   An official statement of a complaint about something considered wrong or unfair.

   réclamation officielle

   • He submitted a formal grievance to the human resources department.
   • The union handled the grievance on behalf of the employees.
   • The grievance procedure requires a written statement.

   Synonymesallegationchargecomplaintobjectionpetitionprotest