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complaint

Syllabification: (com·plaint)
Pronunciation: /kəmˈplānt/

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Definition of complaint

noun

  • 1a statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable:I intend to make an official complaint there were complaints that the building was an eyesore
  • a reason for dissatisfaction:I have no complaints about the hotel
  • the expression of dissatisfaction:a letter of complaint he hasn’t any cause for complaint
  • Law the plaintiff’s reasons for proceeding in a civil action.
  • 2an illness or medical condition, especially a relatively minor one:she is receiving treatment for her skin complaint

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre 'to lament' (see complain)

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