grievance

agravio, injusticia

Acto injusto o situación difícil que da a alguien motivos para quejarse.

En inglés sencillo: An unfair act or difficult situation that gives someone a reason to complain.

• Her main grievance was unequal pay.
• The manager listened to the workers’ grievances.
• They have a legitimate grievance against the housing company.

Cómo se usa: grievance against someone/something (The tenants have a grievance against their landlord.); grievance about something (Her main grievance about the job concerns unpaid overtime.)

Sinónimos: wrong, injustice

Expresiones frecuentes: legitimate grievance, address a grievance, grievance against someone

queja formal, reclamación

Reclamación presentada oficialmente por un trato injusto, sobre todo en el trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: An official complaint about unfair treatment, especially at work.

• She filed a grievance yesterday.
• The union helped workers submit their grievances.
• Every formal grievance must be reviewed within ten days.

Cómo se usa: grievance against someone/something (She filed a grievance against her employer.); grievance with someone/something (He lodged a grievance with the personnel department.)

Sinónimos: complaint

Expresiones frecuentes: file a grievance, grievance procedure, formal grievance

resentimiento, rencor

Enfado o amargura que se siente al creer que alguien nos ha tratado injustamente.

En inglés sencillo: A feeling of anger or bitterness because you believe someone has treated you unfairly.

• He spoke with obvious grievance.
• A deep sense of grievance remained after the argument.
• She nursed a grievance for years after being excluded.

Sinónimos: resentment, bitterness

Expresiones frecuentes: sense of grievance, personal grievance, nurse a grievance

aflicción, pena

Algo que causa tristeza o dolor emocional.

En inglés sencillo: Something that causes sadness or emotional pain.

• The loss was her greatest grievance.
• He wrote about the grievances that had darkened his youth.
• Each fresh grievance added to the family’s sorrow.

Sinónimos: sorrow, affliction

Expresiones frecuentes: deep grievance, source of grievance