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- Dictionarycomplain/kəmˈpleɪn/
verb
- 1. express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something: "local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources"
- 2. state that one is suffering from (a pain or other symptom of illness): "her husband began to complain of headaches"
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COMPLAIN definition: 1. to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory: 2. to tell someone formally that something…. Learn more.
The meaning of COMPLAIN is to express grief, pain, or discontent. How to use complain in a sentence.
Complain definition: to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault. See examples of COMPLAIN used in a sentence.
COMPLAIN meaning: 1. to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory: 2. to tell someone formally that something…. Learn more.
a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory: We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language. I've made a complaint (= formally complained) to the police about the noise. [ + that ] We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.
Definition of complain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To complain is to protest against or lament a wrong: to complain about high prices. To grumble is to utter ill-natured complaints half to oneself: to grumble about the service. growl may express more anger than grumble : to growl in reply to a question.
To complain is to express your unhappiness about something. You might complain to your landlord about a raise in your rent, or to the cops about your noisy neighbors. Just don't whine; it won't get you anywhere.
Complain definition: to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault. See examples of COMPLAIN used in a sentence.
1. to express resentment, displeasure, etc, esp habitually; grumble. 2. ( foll by of) to state the presence of pain, illness, etc, esp in the hope of sympathy: she complained of a headache. [C14: from Old French complaindre, from Vulgar Latin complangere (unattested), from Latin com- (intensive) + plangere to bewail] comˈplainer n.
