Synonyms of grievance

25 similar words

Another word for grievance is wrong. Other synonyms of grievance are distress, sadness, sorrow, grief and hardship.

Synonyms and similar words for grievance

hardshipA burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
sorrow(usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.
affliction
aggrievanceOppression; hardship; grievance.
distressA cause of such discomfort.
griefA cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; a trial.
miseryCause of misery; calamity; misfortune.
sadnessAn event in one's life that causes sadness.
undelightSomething unpleasant or displeasing.
vexationA source of mental distress or trouble; an affliction, a woe; also, a source of annoyance or irritation; an annoyance...
woe
wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
ruth obsoleteMatter for regret or sorrow; calamity, ruin; also, occasion for regret or sorrow; (countable) an instance of this; a...

botherTrouble, inconvenience.
annoyance
faff British, slangAn overcomplicated task, especially one perceived as a waste of time.
hassle
inconvenience
irritation
nuisance
palaver British
peeveAn annoyance or grievance.
plague
troubleObjectionable feature of something or someone; problem, drawback, weakness, failing, or shortcoming.

What is another word for grievance?: Grievance has 25 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wrong, distress, sadness, sorrow, grief, hardship, misery and gravamen.
What does grievance mean?: Grievance means something which causes grief.

Adapted from Wiktionary: grievance (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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