Grabamen (en. Grievance)

/gra.ba.men/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
noun
A type of complaint or grievance usually addressed to an authority or institution.
The workers expressed their grievances to the company management.
Ipinahayag ng mga manggagawa ang kanilang grabamen sa pamunuan ng kumpanya.
A sentiment or feeling of misunderstanding or disappointment in a situation.
His grievance is about the unequal pay.
Ang grabamen niya ay tungkol sa hindi pantay na pasahod.
Refers to a legal complaint within a situation or business flow.
Any victim of wrongful charges may file a grievance.
Maaaring magsumite ng grabamen ang sinumang biktima ng maling gastos.

Etymology

Focused on the Spanish word 'grievance'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Raise the grievance
To express a complaint or grievance.
Itaas ang grabamen

Related Words

complaint
A statement about dissatisfaction with a situation or action of a person or organization.
reklamo
protest
A public objection or opposition to something.
protesta

Slang Meanings

Complaint or grievance
He sent a grievance to his boss because he wasn't paid correctly.
Nag-send siya ng grabamen sa boss niya kasi hindi siya nababayaran ng tama.
Report or criticism
His grievance was about the lack of facilities in the school.
Yung grabamen niya tungkol sa kakulangan ng pasilidad sa eskwelahan.
Comment or opinion
Parents need to provide a lateral grievance about the school's new policy.
Kailangan ng lateral na grabamen ang mga magulang tungkol sa bagong policy ng school.