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complaint

noun
/kəmˈpleɪnt/

Etymology

From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).

  1. derived from planctus
  2. derived from compleindre
  3. derived from compleint
  4. derived from compleynte

Definitions

  1. The act of complaining.

    • customer complaints
    • noise complaints
    • file complaints

  2. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.

    • I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.

  3. In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the…

    In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another…

      In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.

    2. A bodily disorder or disease

      A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

      • Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.

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Derived

bill of complaint, complaintful, complaintive, countercomplaint, cross-complaint, doorknob complaint, noncomplaint, summer complaint, super-complaint

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA