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Alex
What's the difference between "grievance" and "complaint", if any?
For isntance, are they interchangeable in such sentence: he wrote a complaint to the administration for the messy courtyard?
Please give some more examples. Thanks in advance!
18 Thg 03 2016 13:10
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To "make a complaint about" / "to complain about" (not "for") is the more general expression. You can complain in all sorts of situations, formal and informal.
"to have a grievance about" something is a little different. You have a regular problem with someone or something which is not easy to resolve. It can be informal, say in a family, or also formal, especially in an employment context. A grievance arises in the context of a regular relationship.
In your context, "complain about" is the best choice as the situation is not personal enough to justify the use of "grievance".
18 tháng 3 năm 2016
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In general, grievance (from class. lat. gravis: heavy) is a wrong or hardship suffered, real or supposed, which forms legitimate grounds of complaint.
: a feeling of having been treated unfairly
[noncount]
He has a deep sense of grievance against his former employer.
[count]
She has been nursing a grievance all week.
2
[count] : a reason for complaining or being unhappy with a situation
In the petition, the students listed their many grievances against the university administration.
3
[count] : a statement in which you say you are unhappy or not satisfied with something
The union has filed a formal grievance [=complaint], accusing the company of unfair labor practices.
Several customers came to the front desk to air their grievances.
18 tháng 3 năm 2016
The previous answers are both correct. However, the basic difference is that 'complaint' is an action corresponding to the verb 'complain': you have a complaint when you would like to complain to somebody about something that has affected or affects you negatively. A grievance is a state (which has very little to do with the verb 'grieve' which is mostly used for feelings regarding the loss of a loved one).
In other words, complaints need to be brought up in a conversation but grievance is an emotional state towards something that affects you negatively and that you perceieve as wrong and it doesn't require communication with others.
18 tháng 3 năm 2016
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