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   Com·plain

   /kəmˈplān/

   

   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"
   • 3. (of a structure or mechanism) groan or creak under strain.
   • ▪ make a mournful sound: literary "let the warbling flute complain"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French complaindre, from medieval Latin complangere ‘bewail’, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere ‘to lament’.

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   • Complains means expressing discomfort, pain, or unease when used as a verb. A good way to remember the difference is Complaints has a T because they are things.

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   What is the etymology of complains?

   • 1. to express dissatisfaction, resentment, pain, grief, etc.; find fault. 2. to make a formal accusation: You must complain to the police about this vandalism. [1350–1400; Middle English compleinen < Anglo-French compleign-, s. of compleindre, Old French complaindre < Vulgar Latin *complangere = Latin com- com - + plangere to lament; see plaint]

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   • If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager. Customers are sure to complain about the price increase. In her letters, she complains of loneliness. [=she says that she is lonely] She complained of a sore throat. [=she said she had a sore throat]

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   • com•plain′er, n. syn: complain, grumble, whine are terms for expressing dissatisfaction or discomfort. To complain is to protest against or lament a condition or wrong: to complain about high prices. To grumble is to utter surly, ill-natured complaints half to oneself: to grumble about the service.

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