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grievance
In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members.
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  1. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members.
  2. An actual or supposed circumstance regarded as just cause for complaint.
  3. A circumstance thought to be unjust or injurious and ground for complaint or resentment
charge
Expense; cost:
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  1. Expense; cost:
  2. The command to attack:
  3. A claim of wrongdoing; an accusation:
criticism
The act of making judgments; analysis of qualities and evaluation of comparative worth; esp., the critical consideration and judgment of literary or artistic work
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  1. The act of making judgments; analysis of qualities and evaluation of comparative worth; esp., the critical consideration and judgment of literary or artistic work
  2. The scientific or scholarly investigation of texts or documents to discover their origin, history, or original form
  3. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.
reproach
Shame, disgrace, discredit, or blame, or a source, cause, or occasion of this
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  1. Shame, disgrace, discredit, or blame, or a source, cause, or occasion of this
  2. (Obs.) An object of blame, censure, scorn, etc.
  3. A mild rebuke, or an implied criticism.
ailment
Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
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  1. Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
  2. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
malady
A disease; illness; sickness
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  1. A disease; illness; sickness
  2. An unwholesome condition:
infirmity
The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
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  1. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
  2. A moral failing or defect in character:
  3. A bodily ailment or weakness:
grievance
(Countable) Something which causes grief.
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  1. (Countable) Something which causes grief.
  2. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer’s treatment of one or more union members.
  3. A circumstance thought to be unjust or injurious and ground for complaint or resentment
gripe
A grip; a handle.
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  1. A grip; a handle.
  2. The pressure or pain of something distressing or afflicting
  3. A firm hold; a grasp.
grouse
A complaint
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  1. A complaint
  2. A cause for complaint.
  3. Any of a family (Tetraonidae) of gallinaceous game birds with a round, plump body, feathered legs, feather-covered nostrils, and mottled feathers, as the ruffed grouse or sage grouse
beef
The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow.
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  1. The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow.
  2. Meat from such an animal; specif., a whole dressed carcass
  3. A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, especially one intended for use as meat.
kick
Fun:
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  1. Fun:
  2. (Slang) Power; force:
  3. One's turn at kicking
ailment
Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
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  1. Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
  2. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
disease
A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.
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  1. A condition or tendency, as of society, regarded as abnormal and harmful.
  2. An abnormal condition of a part, organ, or system of an organism resulting from various causes, such as infection, inflammation, environmental factors, or genetic defect, and characterized by an identifiable group of signs, symptoms, or both.
  3. A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
disorder
An upset of normal function; ailment
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  1. An upset of normal function; ailment
  2. An ailment that affects the function of mind or body:
  3. A condition characterized by lack of normal functioning of physical or mental processes:
ill
Something that causes suffering; trouble:
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  1. Something that causes suffering; trouble:
  2. Evil, wrongdoing, or harm:
  3. Sick people considered as a group. Often used with the.
illness
Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
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  1. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
  2. The condition of being ill, or in poor health; sickness; disease
  3. A disease.
infirmity
A bodily ailment or weakness:
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  1. A bodily ailment or weakness:
  2. Debility caused by ill health or advanced age. Debility caused by ill health or advanced age.
  3. The condition of being infirm, often as associated with old age; weakness or frailty:
malady
An unwholesome condition:
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  1. An unwholesome condition:
  2. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
sickness
Nausea
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  1. Nausea
  2. The condition of being sick or diseased; illness
  3. A disease; a malady.
ailment
Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
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  1. Any bodily or mental disorder; illness, esp. a mild, chronic one
  2. A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
bug
An enthusiasm or obsession:
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  1. An enthusiasm or obsession:
  2. An enthusiast or devotee; a buff:
  3. A disease-producing microorganism or agent:
indisposition
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed
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  1. A mild illness, the state of being indisposed
  2. A bad mood or disposition
  3. A slight illness
malady
A disease; illness; sickness
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  1. A disease; illness; sickness
  2. An unwholesome condition:
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  • Have you a complaint to make?

  • I took down the name and rank of their commanding officer, to hand in a complaint about it.

  • Railway communications are practically monopolized by the South Eastern & Chatham Company, a monopoly which has not infrequently been the cause of complaint on the part of farmers, traders and others.

  • As it grew darker, I was startled by the honking of geese flying low over the woods, like weary travellers getting in late from Southern lakes, and indulging at last in unrestrained complaint and mutual consolation.

  • She knew that when she accepted the job so any complaint at this point would be out of line.

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