grievances

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Nỗi oan ức, khiếu nại

BrE /ˈɡriː.vəns/ AmE /ˈɡriv.əns/

noun en → vi

1 COMPLAINTS [plural] B1

Nỗi oan ức, khiếu nại

problems or complaints that someone has about a situation, especially at work

  • have grievances against somebody/something

Collocations labour/grievances · industrial/grievances

  • The workers have a number of grievances about their working conditions.

    Những người công nhân có nhiều nỗi oan ức về điều kiện làm việc của họ.

2 HISTORICAL ISSUES [plural] C1

Nỗi oan ức lịch sử, khiếu nại về quá khứ

problems or complaints that a group of people have about something that happened in the past, especially involving unfair treatment by another country or organization

  • have grievances against somebody/something

Collocations historical/grievances · national/grievances

  • The country has longstanding grievances with its neighbour over border disputes.

    Quốc gia này có những nỗi oan ức kéo dài với quốc gia láng giềng về tranh chấp biên giới.