complaint
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complaint
- /kəmˈpleɪnt/
Rhymes with -eɪnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).
noun complaints
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The act of complaining.
customer complaints
Similar: grouch
- A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern. I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
- In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.
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In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
Similar: criminal complaint, charges
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A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.
Similar: ailment
Similar: complaint of an offence, offense, criminal information, inform the police, authorities, notification of the police, report an offence, offense to the police, charge
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ailment, ill, allegation, charge, complaining, gripe, querimony, complain, grievance, lamented, lament, outcry, babble, regret, reproach, discontent
Translations
Every language
noun grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining
| Español | queja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불평 bulpyeong, 불만 bulman, 민원 minwon |
| 日本語 | 不平 fuhei, 不満 fuman, 文句 monku |
| 中文 | 怨言 yuànyán, 抱怨 bàoyuàn |
| हिन्दी | उलहना ulahnā, शिकायत śikāyat, उलाहना ulāhnā |
| Português | queixa, reclamação |
| Français | plainte, réclamation |
| Deutsch | Klage, Anzeige, Monierung, Reklamation, Beanstandung, Beschwerde |
| Italiano | reclamo, lamentela, rimostranza |
| Ελληνικά | παράπονο parápono |
| Română | plângere, nemulțumire, reclamație |
| Русский | жа́лоба žáloba, недово́льство nedovólʹstvo, нарека́ние narekánije |
| Tiếng Việt | phàn nàn |
| العربية | شِكَايَة šikāya, شَكْوَى šakwā |
| עברית | תְּלוּנָה t'luná |
noun legal: in a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff
| Español | denuncia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | परिवाद parivād |
| Français | plainte |
| Italiano | denuncia |
noun criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another
| Español | denuncia |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अभियोग abhiyog |
| Português | queixa |
| Français | (to lodge a criminal complaint)porter plainte |
| Deutsch | Strafanzeige, Anzeige |
| Italiano | denuncia |
| Русский | иск isk |
noun bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder
| Español | mal, afección, dolencia, achaque, problema |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 疾病 jíbìng, 病症 bìngzhèng |
| Kiswahili | lawama |
| Português | distúrbio |
| Deutsch | Beschwerde, Leiden, Krankheit |
| Italiano | disturbo |
| Română | indispoziție, tulburare, dereglare, deranjament |
| Русский | недомога́ние nedomogánije, неду́г nedúg |
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title = {complaint},
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