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Dispute vs Grievance - What's the difference?

dispute | grievance |

As a verb dispute

is .

As a noun grievance is

(countable) something which causes grief.

dispute

English

(wikipedia dispute)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
  • Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or expression of opposing views or claims; controversial discussion; altercation; debate.
  • * Milton
    • Addicted more / To contemplation and profound dispute .
  • Contest; struggle; quarrel.
    • (Defoe)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (disput)
  • To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
  • To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss.
    • Some residents disputed the proposal, saying it was based more on emotion than fact.
  • To oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of.
    • to dispute assertions or arguments
  • * Bancroft
    • to seize goods under the disputed authority of writs of assistance
  • To strive or contend about; to contest.
  • * Prescott
    • to dispute the possession of the ground with the Spaniards
  • (obsolete) To struggle against; to resist.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Dispute it [grief] like a man.

    Related terms

    * disputable * disputant * disputation * disputatious * disputative

    Derived terms

    * industrial dispute

    External links

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    grievance

    English

    (wikipedia grievance)

    Alternative forms

    * grievaunce (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) Something which causes grief.
  • A wrong or hardship suffered, which is the grounds of a complaint.
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • Wayne Rooney spent much of the game remonstrating with Oliver about his own grievances and, in the interest of balance, there were certainly occasions when United had legitimate complaints.
  • *{{quote-book, year=2006, author=
    • , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=2 citation , passage=Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point. The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.}}
  • A complaint or annoyance.
  • A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.
  • * If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.