1 - a complaint about being treated in an unfair way:
have a grievance: People know who to go to if they have a grievance.
2 - a feeling that you have been treated in an unfair way:
sense of grievance: This sense of grievance began with the confiscation of their land.
nurse a grievance: For years he nursed a grievance against his former employer.
have a grievance: People know who to go to if they have a grievance.
2 - a feeling that you have been treated in an unfair way:
sense of grievance: This sense of grievance began with the confiscation of their land.
nurse a grievance: For years he nursed a grievance against his former employer.
by peaceman January 15, 2008
Get the grievancemug. A particular variation of the victim card in which a person gains sympathy or social status by amassing experiences of perceived sleights or injustices. Grievance-collecting can be entirely fabricated, true, or a mix of the two. Grievance-collectors can never forgive or see another side of the story, because surrendering any grievance would result in loss of power over other people. Grievance-collecting can be personal, or part of a politically correct group dynamic.
If you call her, she will be angry. If you don't call her, she will be angry. Either way, she gets what she wants, and it will be used against you - because she doesn't actually want to patch things up. She's just grievance-collecting.
by Father Hollywood December 4, 2018
Get the grievance-collectingmug. Mickey's a drag queen. He's gay, and he dresses in drag.
So is Logan, but Mickey is gay, dresses in drag, and is Asian. His point of view is definitely higher on the grievance hierarchy scale!
So is Logan, but Mickey is gay, dresses in drag, and is Asian. His point of view is definitely higher on the grievance hierarchy scale!
by HiddenRightHere April 13, 2023
Get the Grievance Hierarchymug. A human that makes a pact with a demon to transform into an even bigger monster as shown in Self-Image by La'a Kea.
by lauthor July 13, 2025
Get the Grievancemug. A shared narrative of victimhood that seeks to subvert and replace old traditions, cultures, and institutions to uplift the victims. Usually leads to a formation of a new moral in-group for activist movements and reparations.
The descriptive version of the Red Pill regarding male and female nature is often confused with the prescriptive versions of the Red Pill and its movements as well as its grievance cultures.
by saintsundere September 15, 2024
Get the Grievance Culturemug. A feeling of emptiness or void after watching a show or movie that would have typically occupied your time and knowing that it ended and knowing all the characters will never be seen again.
by pplayersrock November 26, 2020
Get the Post-show grievancemug. Neej: Dude I just gave grievance pipe to my girlfriend
Ben: Ah shit what happened?
Neej: Her dog died so I wanted to make her feel better
Ben: Ah shit what happened?
Neej: Her dog died so I wanted to make her feel better
by LopesUpBro! March 21, 2016
Get the grievance pipemug.