grievance studies

noun

Academic fields that are perceived by critics as airing grievances with society rather than rigorously pursuing truth.

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Meanings

noungrievance studies (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableAcademic fields that are perceived by critics as airing grievances with society rather than rigorously pursuing truth.

Origin

Coined by English literary critic Stefan Collini in 1999. Popularized in 2018 by James A. Lindsay, Peter Boghossian, and Helen Pluckrose, the perpetrators of the "grievance studies affair".

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Translations

Hindi आक्षेपशास्त्र, परिवादशास्त्र
  • आक्षेपशास्त्र (ākṣepśāstra)Translations
  • परिवादशास्त्र (parivādśāstra)Translations
  • व्यथाशास्त्र (vyathāśāstra)Translations
Swedish kränkthetsstudier
  • kränkthetsstudierTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

grievance studies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grievance%20studies

MLA

“grievance studies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grievance%20studies. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grievance studies,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grievance%20studies.

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