different between grievance vs tirade

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 French tirade (“monologue, speech, tirade”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta??e?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

tirade (plural tirades)

1. A long, angry or violent speech.

   Synonyms: diatribe; see also Thesaurus:diatribe
2. A section of verse concerning a single theme.

   Synonym: laisse

Translations

See also

• j'accuse
• tantrum

Verb

tirade (third-person singular simple present tirades, present participle tirading, simple past and past participle tiraded)

1. To make a long, angry or violent speech, a tirade.

Anagrams

• Atreid, airted, atride, tradie

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.?ad/

Noun

tirade f (plural tirades)

1. tirade