complain

verb

• [with object] express dissatisfaction or annoyance about a state of affairs or an event:local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources [no object]:“You never listen to me,” Larry complained [no object]:we all complained bitterly about the food
• [no object] (complain of) state that one is suffering from (a pain or other symptom of illness):her husband began to complain of headaches
• [no object] state a grievance:they complained to the French government
• [no object] literary make a mournful sound:let the warbling flute complain
• [no object] (of a structure or mechanism) groan or creak under strain.