different between grievance vs affliction

English

Alternative forms

• grievaunce (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance.

Pronunciation

• (Canada, General American) IPA^(key): /???i.v?ns/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???i?.v?ns/
• Rhymes: -iv?ns

Noun

grievance (countable and uncountable, plural grievances)

1. (countable) Something which causes grief.
2. (countable) 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.
3. (uncountable) Feelings of being wronged; outrage.
4. (countable) A complaint or annoyance.
5. (countable) 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.

6. (uncountable) Violation of regulations or objectionable behavior.

Translations

Anagrams

• caregiven

Old French

Noun

grievance f (oblique plural grievances, nominative singular grievance, nominative plural grievances)

1. Alternative form of grevance

English

Etymology

From Middle English affliction, affliccioun, from Old French afliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere. See afflict.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??fl?k??n/
• Hyphenation: af?flic?tion

Noun

affliction (countable and uncountable, plural afflictions)

1. A state of pain, suffering, distress or agony.
2. Something which causes pain, suffering, distress or agony.
   • 1913, Willa Cather, O Pioneers!:

     She wore a man's long ulster (not as if it were an affliction, but as if it were very comfortable and belonged to her; carried it like a young soldier) [...]

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French afliction, from Latin afflictio, from affligere.

Pronunciation

Noun

affliction f (plural afflictions)

1. (countable and uncountable) affliction

Further reading

• “affliction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).