g 2 r 1 i 1 e 1 v 4 a 1 n 1 c 3 e 1
9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
noun an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
noun a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
originFrom Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance, equivalent to grieve + -ance.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- carving 13
- craving 13
- cervine 12
- caving 12
- avenger 11
- engrave 11
- reaving 11
- reeving 11
- regiven 11
- veering 11
- vinegar 11
- carven 11