(v. t.) A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.
(v. t.) Grieving; grief; affliction.
Example Sentences:
(1) ‘A candidate of grievances’ But the increase in populist unrest within the Republican base isn’t the only reason for Trump’s rise.
(2) A leaked cabinet committee memo in 2010 showed coalition ministers were advised on coming into government that it was wrong "to regard radicalisation in this country as a linear 'conveyor belt' moving from grievance, through radicalisation, to violence … This thesis seems to both misread the radicalisation process and to give undue weight to ideological factors".
(3) On the Iranian side, the list of grievances against the US includes American support of Saddam Hussein during the Iran-Iraq war, and the shooting down of an Iranian civilian airliner with the loss of almost 300 lives.
(4) As always he sounded as if he believed every single word but, despite rightful grievances about the latest incident, if his team are suffering from a reputation, then a good part of that, undeniably, is of their own making.
(5) What it did was just give the nationalists a whole grievance agenda from a minute after the result was declared,” Alexander recalled.
(6) Baghdad and Erbil have an endless list of grievances, ranging from border controls and the integration of the peshmerga to the Iraqi national army, to the delimitation of Kurdistan and the sharing of wealth between the centre and the autonomous region – especially oil.
(7) Her companion, a man in his fifties, also refused to give his name to the “Lugen Presse” (liar press, a term coined by the Nazis and frequently chanted at Pegida events), but is quick to add: “We’ve nothing against helping foreigners in need, like those poor people in Syria, but we should be helping them in their own country, not bringing them over here.” The demonstrations feel like an invitation for anyone to voice any grievance.
(8) The fact that hospitals have been able to reject or ignore certain grievances has added to concerns about the NHS complaints system.
(9) While specific data providing direct comparisons of numbers of lawsuits between private and public psychiatrists are not available, a review of the existing literature supports this hypothesis, particularly with respect to grievances.
(10) Cho Seung-hui was revealed to be a troubled loner of South Korean descent who left behind a disturbing note of grievances against his university saying: "You caused me to do this."
(11) It was thought that that would definitely lead to a profound sense of grievance and injustice which the SNP would continue to exploit,” he explained.
(12) Rioters revealed that a complex mix of grievances brought them on to the streets but analysts appointed by the LSE identified distrust and antipathy toward police as a key driving force.
(13) Which brings us to the subject of money – another Gamergate grievance.
(14) The past year has seen a shift in agenda from the grievances of the local Bedouin population to a more international focus and an expansion of the recruiting base.
(15) The list of demands, relayed to Qatar via mediators from Kuwait, represents the first time Saudi Arabia has been prepared to put the bloc’s previously amorphous grievances in writing.
(16) Clinton’s involvement in the Iran debate subtly positions the Democratic frontrunner as an Iran hawk who is less hopeful of the diplomatic bargain ending US grievances with Tehran than she is cautious about Washington fracturing a diplomatic coalition needed to enforce punitive measures on Iran.
(17) TV always seemed to come before performing music,” is a recurrent grievance, and even after he’d won, his first thought the following morning when the alarm clock went off at dawn was: “I wasn’t happy.
(18) The author knew he intended to go public with his grievances against the newspaper.
(19) They are entitled to have grievances about Nemanja Vidic's late red card, when a booking would have been sufficient for his scything challenge on Eden Hazard, but they were also extremely fortunate Rafael da Silva did not follow him in stoppage time for his two-footed tackle on Gary Cahill.
(20) This gap will not be bridged quickly but the state has a moral duty to acknowledge the deep and genuine grievances of the last 40 years and initiate the policies and actions that will lead to a better future.
Peeve
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) Did it originate with the pet peeve of a self-anointed maven?
(2) With a Tory leadership campaign looming, who wants to get on the wrong side of a man whose pet peeves can be on the front page of the Times and the Sun every day?
(3) The Guardian view on Sir Michael Wilshaw: ruffling the right feathers | Editorial Read more His reliance on personal anecdotes over facts has also led to him focusing on pet peeves.
(4) But despite taking the major honours of the evening the singer was cut off in her moment of glory and looked peeved as host Corden interrupted her to make way for Blur because the televised show was running out of time.
(5) Paul Ince was too peeved to celebrate and demanded a post-match meeting with the referee.
(6) Great drama lives in the vacuum between the lines – the space we fill with our experiences, likes and pet peeves.
(7) Sam Allardyce was peeved as he felt Noble had nicked the ball.
(8) Bulk collection of phone and internet records raises a slew of constitutional questions, all of which are pet peeves for the libertarian-leaning Paul.
(9) Two years on, his mother will obviously be mildly peeved: Al Bernameg is no stranger to innuendo where the material allows, and Islam is not a taboo.
(10) What follow are 10 common issues of grammar selected from those that repeatedly turn up in style guides, pet-peeve lists, newspaper language columns and irate letters to the editor.
(11) "I had more followers than her," Gardiner notes, slightly peeved, before conceding: "I don't know, she was probably right."
(12) "I was really peeved that everyone had taken issue with the fact that I think I'm attractive rather than engaging with the debate.
(13) One serious peeve is loud music, and especially those places that won't turn it off, or down, even when your group are the only customers.
(14) Big companies have a fail-safe weapon when they are peeved with customers and that is to go to ground, which E.ON did successfully for two months until I winkled them out via the press office.
(15) Nationals leader Warren Truss said the US president, Barack Obama, had been “peeved” that he hadn’t been able to win a free trade agreement with China like Australia had.
(16) "I only had a day or two of dance lessons," says Aaron, sounding a little peeved.
(17) As long as we don’t peeve our customers coming in for a pint or a meal and slow up service then I think we can do it.” He said the takeaway offer would probably be extended to more drinks at first, rather than food.
(18) "They are all pretty peeved about it – hardly urgent police work."
(19) When some people are not pulling their weight, for example, isn't it quite right and proper to get more than a little peeved?
(20) As for Ed Miliband, he'll doubtless carry on seeking an inquiry into "the culture of banking" with the same manner he always affects when discussing capitalist crisis: looking like a faintly peeved vicar who has just leafed through the Financial Times and discovered that Bad Things are happening in the cosmos.