Definition
Complaints or resentments about unfair treatment or wrongdoing. Formal statements of dissatisfaction or claims of injustice that require addressing or redress.
Etymology
From Old French 'grievance', from 'grever' meaning 'to burden or oppress', ultimately from Latin 'gravare' (to make heavy), from 'gravis' (heavy). The sense evolved from physical burden to emotional or legal burden by the 14th century.
Kelly Says
The word beautifully captures how injustices feel literally heavy - the Latin root 'gravis' gives us 'gravity' and 'grave', reflecting how unaddressed wrongs weigh on us. Grievances are often the seeds of revolution, making this seemingly bureaucratic word actually quite powerful in human history.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተያየት
ahs-teh-YAH-yet
ARالعربية
شكاوي
shik-wah-ee
BNবাংলা
অভিযোগ
ah-bee-yoh-g
CACatalà
queixes
KEH-shahs
CSČeština
stížnosti
STEEZH-noh-stee
DADansk
klager
KLAH-geh-r
DEDeutsch
Beschwerden
beh-SHVEH-reh-dehn
ELΕλληνικά
παραπόνα
pah-RAH-poh-nah
ESEspañol
quejas
KEH-hahs
FAفارسی
شکایات
shee-KAH-yah-t
FISuomi
valitukset
vah-LEE-toh-kseht
GUGU
ફરિયાદો
fah-ree-YAH-doh
HEעברית
תלונות
teh-LOH-noht
HIहिन्दी
शिकायतें
shee-KAH-yah-tehn
HUMagyar
panaszok
pah-NAH-zohk
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluhan
keh-LOO-hahn
ITItaliano
lamenti
lah-MEH-nee
KKKK
жалобалар
zhah-LOH-bah-lahr
KMKM
ការរំពឹង
kah-rong pung
MSBahasa Melayu
aduan
ah-DOO-ahn
MYမြန်မာ
တွေ့ရှုပွဲများ
tway shu pweh myah
NLNederlands
klachten
KLAH-ktah-n
NONorsk
klager
KLAH-geh-r
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤਾਂ
shee-KAH-yah-tahhn
PTPortuguês
queixas
KAY-shahs
RORomână
plângeri
PLAHN-geh-ree
RUРусский
жалобы
zhah-LOH-byh
SVSvenska
klagomål
KLAH-goh-mohl
SWKiswahili
malalamiko
mah-lah-LAH-mee-koh
TAதமிழ்
புகார்கள்
poo-GAH-rkahl
TEతెలుగు
ఫిర్యాదులు
fee-ryah-DOO-loo
THไทย
การร้องเรียน
gahn ROHNG reh-yan
TLTL
mga reklamo
mah-NGAH reh-KLAH-moh
TRTürkçe
şikayetler
shee-KAH-yet-lehr
UKУкраїнська
скарги
SKAR-gee
URاردو
شکایات
shee-KAH-yah-t
VITiếng Việt
khiếu nại
kheh-oo NAH-ee
YOYO
ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ
ee-foh-woh-soh-woh-poh
ZUZU
izithembiso
ee-SEE-thehm-ee-soh