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单词 complaint
释义

complaint

[ kuhm-pleynt ]
/ kəmˈpleɪnt /
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noun

an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
a cause of discontent, pain, grief, lamentation, etc.
a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady: The doctor says I suffer from a rare complaint.
Law. the first pleading of the plaintiff in a civil action, stating the cause of action.

Origin of complaint

1350–1400; Middle English compleynte<Middle French complainte<Latin com-com- + planctaplaint

SYNONYMS FOR complaint

3 sickness, illness, ailment.
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OTHER WORDS FROM complaint

coun·ter·com·plaint, noun

Words nearby complaint

compiler, complacency, complacent, complain, complainant, complaint, complaisance, complaisant, complanate, compleat, complect
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British Dictionary definitions for complaint

complaint
/ (kəmˈpleɪnt) /

noun

the act of complaining; an expression of grievance
a cause for complaining; grievance
a mild ailment
English law a statement by which a civil proceeding in a magistrates' court is commenced
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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