grievance

/ˈɡɹi.vəns/noun

A problem or unfair treatment that gives someone a reason to complain.

Example sentence

“The workers listed their grievances in a letter to management.”

In workplaces it is a formal term: to file a grievance is to start an official complaint procedure. 'To air grievances' means to state them openly; 'to nurse a grievance' means to keep resentment alive.

Related words

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