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    complaint
    /kəmˈpleɪnt/

    noun

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  2. a statement that something is wrong or not good enough, the act of complaining, or the thing you are complaining about: [ U ] a letter of complaint. [ C ] Her only complaint is that she sometimes didn’t get enough heat in her apartment.

  3. The meaning of COMPLAINT is expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction. How to use complaint in a sentence.

  4. /kəmˈpleɪnt/ [countable] a reason for not being satisfied; a statement that somebody makes saying that they are not satisfied. a formal complaint. She said the police had immediately investigated the complaint. complaint about somebody/something I'd like to make a complaint about the noise. (formal) to file/lodge (= make) a complaint.

  5. A complaint is a statement in which you express your dissatisfaction with a particular situation. There's been a record number of complaints about the standard of service on Britain's railways. [+ about] People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police.

  6. a statement that something is wrong or not good enough, the act of complaining, or the thing you are complaining about: [ U ] a letter of complaint. [ C ] Her only complaint is that she sometimes didn’t get enough heat in her apartment.

  7. to say that something is wrong or not good enough: Bill and Nancy are always complaining about their neighbor, whose dog frightens their kids. [ + that clause ] She complained that she had too much work to do. If you complain of a physical condition, you describe something that hurts or makes you feel ill:

  8. an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools. a cause of discontent, pain, grief, lamentation, etc. a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady: The doctor says I suffer from a rare complaint. Synonyms: ailment, illness, sickness.

  9. n. 1. an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding. 2. a cause of discontent, pain, grief, etc. 3. a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady: to suffer from a rare complaint. 4. (in a civil action) a statement by the plaintiff setting forth the cause of action.

  10. 1. : to express grief, pain, or discontent. complaining about the weather. 2. : to make a formal accusation or charge. He threatened to complain of him to the captain. complainer noun. complainingly. kəm-ˈplā-niŋ-lē. adverb. Synonyms. beef. bellyache. bitch. bleat. carp. caterwaul. crab. croak. fuss. gripe. grizzle. grouch. grouse. growl.

  11. complaint. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Illness & disability com‧plaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ S3 W3 noun 1 [countable, uncountable] a statement in which someone complains about something If you wish to make a complaint, you should see the manager.