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   Com·plaint

   /kəmˈplānt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable: "I intend to make an official complaint" Similar protestprotestationobjectionremonstrancestatement of dissatisfactiongrievancechargeaccusationcriticismcavilquibblegrumblemoanwhinetwineinformal:beefgripegrousegrouchwhingeyikeplaint
   • ▪ a reason for dissatisfaction: "I have no complaints about the hotel"
   • ▪ the expression of dissatisfaction: "a letter of complaint" Similar protestingprotestationobjectionexceptiongrievancegrumblingcarpingwhiningmoaningmutteringmurmuringcriticismfault-findingcondemnationdisapprovaldissatisfactionfulminationoutcryfussmitheringtwininginformal:beefingbitchinggripinggrousinggrouchingbellyachingnitpickingwhingeing
   • ▪ the plaintiff's reasons for proceeding in a civil action.
   • 2. an illness or medical condition, especially a relatively minor one: "she is receiving treatment for her skin complaint" Similar disorderdiseaseinfectionafflictionillnessailmentsicknessmaladymalaiseinfirmityindispositionweaknessconditionproblemupsettroubleinformal:bugviruslurgywog

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre ‘to lament’ (see complain).

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