complaintnoun
uk/kəmˈpleɪnt/us/kəmˈpleɪnt/complaint noun (REPORT OF A PROBLEM)
B1 [ C or U ] a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory:
We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.
I've made a complaint (= formally complained) to the police about the noise.
[ + that ] We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.
Do you have any grounds for complaint (= reason to formally complain)?
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- The manufacturers are reported to have received a long list of complaints from dissatisfied customers.
- The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints.
- We've received lots of complaints about the changes from regular listeners to the programme.
- My lawyer is going to compose a letter of complaint.
- I wish to make a complaint - these chips are cold.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- nark
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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complaint noun (ILLNESS)
[ C ] an illness:
a heart/stomach complaint
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disease & illness - general words
- abnormality
- autoimmune disease
- bilharzia
- bluetongue
- bout
- CFS
- CGD
- dose
- dreaded lurgy
- endemic
- lay
- life-threatening
- lurgy
- morbidity
- pandemic
- pinkeye
- strangulated
- syndrome
- viral
- wasting disease
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