grievance
/ˈɡriːvns/noun
उच्चारण ग्रीव्न्स
शिकायत, परिवेदना, असंतोष
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C, U] ~ (against sb)
something that you think is unfair and that you complain or protest about; a feeling that you have been badly treated
शिकायत, परिवेदना, असंतोष
- The workers listed their grievances against the management.
- a public grievance portal
- Employees may take a grievance to the committee.
+ 2 more examples
- The villagers' main grievance was the lack of clean water.
- She had a long-standing grievance against her old employer.
Synonyms complaint objection protest grudge injustice
Opposite satisfaction contentment compliment
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grievance against + person / organisation
Use against for the person or body you blame for the unfair treatment.
जिस व्यक्ति या संस्था पर अनुचित व्यवहार का दोष हो, उसके लिए against आता है।
- The workers have a grievance against the management.
- She filed a grievance against her employer.
grievance about / over + matter
Use about or over for the thing that is felt to be unfair.
जिस बात को अनुचित माना जाए, उसके लिए about या over आता है।
- Residents voiced their grievance about the water supply.
- There is a long-standing grievance over unpaid salaries.
grievance (countable noun)
Grievance is countable: a grievance, many grievances. Do not drop the s when you mean several.
'Grievance' countable है: a grievance, many grievances; कई शिकायतों के लिए s लगाना ज़रूरी है।
- The committee listened to every grievance.
air / nurse / redress a grievance
These verbs are fixed with grievance: air means to speak openly, nurse means to keep resentful, redress means to put right.
ये क्रियाएँ 'grievance' के साथ स्थिर हैं: air का अर्थ खुलकर कहना, nurse का मन में कुढ़ना और redress का सुधारना है।
- The meeting gave students a chance to air their grievances.
- The bank promised to redress customers' grievances within a week.
+Collocations 4
adjective + grievance
genuinelegitimatelong-standingcommonpersonaldeep
- Late payment is a genuine grievance among contract workers.
verb + grievance
airnurseredresssettlefileaddress
- The officer agreed to address the villagers' grievances.
grievance + noun
cellcommitteeprocedureportalredressal
- Complaints can be lodged on the online grievance portal.
grievance + of + noun
grievance of farmersgrievance of workersgrievance of studentsgrievance of the public
- The minister promised to look into the grievance of farmers.
“More examples 5
- Every Monday the collector listens to public grievances at his office.
हर सोमवार कलेक्टर अपने कार्यालय में जनता की शिकायतें सुनता है।
- Radhika had a grievance against the examiner for marking her answer wrongly.
राधिका को परीक्षक से शिकायत थी कि उसने उसका उत्तर गलत जाँचा।
- The union placed its grievances before the labour commissioner.
यूनियन ने अपनी शिकायतें श्रम आयुक्त के सामने रखीं।
- He nursed a grievance for years after being passed over for promotion.
पदोन्नति में अनदेखा किए जाने के बाद वह वर्षों तक मन में शिकायत पाले रहा।
- A grievance left unheard can grow into a protest.
अनसुनी रह गई शिकायत आंदोलन का रूप ले सकती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The staff has many grievance against the principal.
✓ The staff have many grievances against the principal.
After many a plural noun is needed, so use grievances.
'Many' के बाद plural noun चाहिए, इसलिए grievances लिखें।
✗ She has a grievance on the school.
✓ She has a grievance against the school.
The body blamed is introduced by against.
जिस संस्था को दोषी माना जाए, उसके लिए against आता है।
✗ The workers have a grievous against the company.
✓ The workers have a grievance against the company.
Grievous is an adjective meaning very serious; the noun is grievance.
'Grievous' का अर्थ अत्यंत गंभीर है और यह adjective है; यहाँ noun 'grievance' चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
griev·ance
With -ie- (i before e) and -ance (not 'greivance' or 'grievence'); the verb grieve, the noun grief.
-ie- (e से पहले i) और अंत में -ance ('greivance' या 'grievence' गलत है); verb grieve, noun grief।
?Which word?
Keep apart grievance (complaint) and grievous (very serious: 'grievous hurt').
Grievance (शिकायत) और grievous (बहुत गंभीर: 'grievous hurt') को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
A grievance against sb.
Usage: grievance के बाद 'against' आता है, जब किसी व्यक्ति के खिलाफ शिकायत हो; जैसे 'a grievance against the employer' (मालिक के विरुद्ध शिकायत)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Air a grievance, redress a grievance, grievance cell, nurse a grievance (keep feeling it).
Collocations: air a grievance, redress a grievance, grievance cell, nurse a grievance (मन में रखे रहना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
CPGRAMS is the government's online public grievance portal.
CPGRAMS सरकार का ऑनलाइन लोक-शिकायत पोर्टल है।