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- Dictionarycomplaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/
noun
- 1. a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable: "I intend to make an official complaint" Similar
- 2. an illness or medical condition, especially a relatively minor one: "she is receiving treatment for her skin complaint" Similar
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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.
1. an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding. his complaint about poor schools. 2. a cause of discontent, pain, grief, lamentation, etc. 3. a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady. The doctor says I suffer from a rare complaint.
1. : expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction. She did her chores without complaint. 2. a. : something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry. Inefficiency was the main complaint against the local government. b. : a bodily ailment or disease. The patient's complaint was frequent headaches. 3. : a formal allegation against a party.
Complaint definition: an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding. See examples of COMPLAINT used in a sentence.
to say that something is wrong or not good enough: Bill and Nancy are always complaining about their neighbor, whose dog frightens their kids. [ + that clause ] She complained that she had too much work to do. If you complain of a physical condition, you describe something that hurts or makes you feel ill:
a statement that something is wrong or not good enough, the act of complaining, or the thing you are complaining about: [ U ] a letter of complaint. [ C ] Her only complaint is that she sometimes didn’t get enough heat in her apartment.
noun. /kəmˈpleɪnt/ [countable] a reason for not being satisfied; a statement that somebody makes saying that they are not satisfied. a formal complaint. She said the police had immediately investigated the complaint. complaint about somebody/something I'd like to make a complaint about the noise. (formal) to file/lodge (= make) a complaint.
