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A complaint or protest over something believed to be wrong or unfair

Unfair or unjust treatment, or that which is perceived to be so

Resentment over something believed to be wrong or unjust

Annoyance or exasperation, or something that causes it

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

Mental torment or distress

A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

Lack of satisfaction

The characteristic of repelling

Bitterness or ill feeling

A situation that requires resolution

The state of being unhappy, disappointed, or anxious

A topic or issue worthy of discourse

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Noun

A complaint or protest over something believed to be wrong or unfair

dissatisfaction

counter-argument

formal complaint

statement of dissatisfaction

statement of opposition

moans and groans

minor criticism

trivial complaint

trivial objection

adverse comment

taking exception

howls of protest

thorn in one's side

thorn in one's flesh

bane of one's life

personal vexation

lack of enthusiasm

misunderstanding

civil disobedience

difference of opinion

bone of contention

second thoughts

backwardness in coming forward

pangs of conscience

chorus of disapproval

conflict of interest

argument against

difficulty with

unwillingness to accept

howl of protest

refusal to accept

lack of enthusiasm for

reluctance to accept

disinclination to accept

slap on the wrist

rap over the knuckles

verbal disapproval

critical remark

character assassination

obstructiveness

contradistinction

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“Villagers had aired their grievance to the administration but no action was taken.”

Noun

Unfair or unjust treatment, or that which is perceived to be so

slap in the face

inequitableness

unreasonableness

travesty of justice

misdemeanour^UK

backhanded compliment

kick in the teeth

misbehaviour^UK

act of wickedness

act of brutality

act of savagery

unscrupulousness

fall from grace

clandestineness

antisocial behavior

violation of the law

infraction of the law

breach of the law

unrighteousness

act of violence

mischief-making

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

unlawful activity

moral transgression

reprehensibility

criminal offense

mischievousness

act of barbarity

misappropriation

breaking of the law

taking advantage

rough treatment

indecent assault

left-handed compliment

outrageous behavior

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“The postal system had nothing to do with this horrible grievance.”

Noun

Resentment over something believed to be wrong or unjust

dissatisfaction

chip on your shoulder

bone of contention

chip on one's shoulder

mischievousness

evil intentions

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“For Belloc, Whig history was indistinguishable from the official history of the don, and his own personal grievance against Oxford merely reinforced this intellectual prejudice.”

Noun

Annoyance or exasperation, or something that causes it

pain in the bum

pain in the neck

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

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“The question arises, therefore, of whether the cause of this needless grievance is itself needless.”

Noun

Severe suffering, difficulty or privation

impecuniousness

trials and tribulations

financial distress

thorn in one's side

pressure cooker

unwanted responsibility

straitened circumstances

hand-to-mouth existence

reduced circumstances

stroke of bad luck

apprehensiveness

nervous tension

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Noun

Mental torment or distress

emotional suffering

mental suffering

disconsolateness

dissatisfaction

broken-heartedness

heaviness of heart

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

stroke of bad luck

heavyheartedness

unconsolability

slough of despond

harsh conditions

disillusionment

discontentedness

thorn in someone's side

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

thorn in someone's flesh

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

low-spiritedness

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Noun

A peaceful form of protest in which people occupy an area and refuse to leave

Noun

Action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately

being rubbed up the wrong way

shot in the arm

kick up the backside

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

invigoration^US

intellectual nourishment

envigoration^UK

psychostimulant

motivating force

a shot in the arm

stimulating substance

carrot and stick

summons to contest

radical stimulus

kick in the pants

hair of the dog

catalytic agent

straw that stirs the drink

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Noun

Lack of satisfaction

dissatisfaction

discontentedness

disillusionment

chip on one's shoulder

disconsolateness

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

heaviness of heart

demoralization^US

discombobulation

demoralisation^UK

being rubbed up the wrong way

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Noun

The characteristic of repelling

dissatisfaction

extreme dislike

ill-disposedness

incompatibility

disapprobation of

disinclination towards

dissatisfaction with

displeasure with

contradistinction

discontent with

unsettled stomach

personality conflict

mutual hostility

having no use for

strong aversion

intense dislike

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Noun

Bitterness or ill feeling

acrimoniousness

superciliousness

dissatisfaction

tempestuousness

cantankerousness

extreme dislike

chip on your shoulder

ill-disposedness

disagreeableness

contradistinction

uncharitableness

personality conflict

mutual hostility

mean-spiritedness

hateful feeling

hardness of heart

strong aversion

intense dislike

fit of ill temper

paroxysm of rage

fit of bad temper

frenzy of anger

paroxysm of anger

discontentedness

low boiling point

contentiousness

wounded feelings

disillusionment

evil intentions

righteous anger

chip on one's shoulder

bee in one's bonnet

uncertain temper

more heat than light

being rubbed up the wrong way

mischievousness

fit of bad humour

disconsolateness

sense of injury

downheartedness

heavy-heartedness

insubordination

heaviness of heart

slap in the face

left-handed compliment

irrational fear

ruffled feathers

obstructiveness

bone of contention

overwhelming anxiety about

civil disobedience

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

bane of one's life

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Noun

A situation that requires resolution

difficult situation

stumbling block

source of difficulty

source of trouble

thorn in one's flesh

thorn in one's side

fly in the ointment

monkey wrench in the works

spanner in the works

millstone around your neck

negative aspect

teething trouble

stumbling stone

stone in one's path

source of irritation

source of annoyance

pain in the neck

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

pain in the rear

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Noun

The state of being unhappy, disappointed, or anxious

troublesomeness

incommodiousness

uncomfortableness

self-consciousness

thorn in your flesh

pain in the bum

pain in the backside

trials and tribulations

pain in the neck

pain in the rear

inopportuneness

self-punishment

self-flagellation

lack of comfort

chip on your shoulder

cause of distress

pestiferousness

unmanageability

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Noun

A topic or issue worthy of discourse

point of contention

matter of contention

point in question

field of inquiry

principal object

area under discussion

bone of contention

matter in question

set of circumstances

field of reference

point of departure

piece of information

heart of the matter

meat and potatoes

name of the game

line of reasoning

specialization^US

specialisation^UK

important point

train of thought

defining characteristic

essential feature

essential element

general picture

nature of the beast

sum and substance

focus of attention

subject of thought

itemized information

essential point

general meaning

most important fact

frame of reference

contextual relationship

line of argument

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