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complaint noun [ kəmˈpleɪnt ]

• a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
• "I intend to make an official complaint"
Similar: protest, protestation, objection, remonstrance, statement of dissatisfaction, grievance, charge, accusation, criticism, cavil, quibble, grumble, moan, whine, twine, beef, gripe, grouse, grouch, whinge, yike, plaint,
• an illness or medical condition, especially a relatively minor one.
• "she is receiving treatment for her skin complaint"
Similar: disorder, disease, infection, affliction, illness, ailment, sickness, malady, malaise, infirmity, indisposition, weakness, condition, problem, upset, trouble, bug, virus, lurgy, wog,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre ‘to lament’ (see complain).


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