complaint

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of complaining.
2. (countable, uncountable) A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
3. (countable, uncountable) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.
4. (countable, uncountable) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
5. (countable, uncountable) A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

Synonyms

charge

accusation

grievance

indictment

claim

petition

plaint

lament

denunciation

grumble

blame

accusal

objection

beef

appeal

ailment

illness

suit

protest

reclamation

allegation

squawk

sickness

gripe

trouble

complaining

moan

plea

pleading

murmur

dissatisfaction

malady

disease

discontent

ill

🤢

lamentation

contention

condition

regret

prayer

peeve

prosecution

reproach

excuse

motion

mutter

law-suit

lawsuit

brief

hardship

Translations

plainte

Beschwerde

Klage

queja

reclamo

klacht

réclamation

denuncia

lamentela

queixa

Reklamation

beklag

Anklage

accusa

denuncia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈpleɪnt/

Etymology

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