[, ] () a complaint that an employee or a union makes to an employer about sth at work that they feel is unfair抱怨；不满；不平◆The employee should first send the employer a written statement of the grievance.雇员应该首先给雇主递交一份书面委屈声明。◆Does the company have a formal grievance procedure(= a formal way of telling sb your complaints)?公司有正式的申诉程序吗？the feeling that you have been treated unfairly委屈；不平◆He had been nursing a grievance against the boss for months.他几个月来一直对老板怀恨在心。