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resentment vs grievance

grievance vs resentment

resentment and grievance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
resentment Yes No No No
grievance Yes No No No
As nouns, grievance is a hyponym of resentment; that is, grievance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than resentment:
  • resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • grievance: a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Other hyponyms of resentment include heartburning, huffishness, sulkiness, grudge, score, enviousness, envy.
resentment (noun) grievance (noun)
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action
an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Difference between resentment and grievance

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