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complain
[ kuhm-pleyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault:
He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
Antonyms:
- to tell of one's pains, ailments, etc.:
to complain of a backache.
- to make a formal accusation:
If you think you've been swindled, complain to the police.
complain
/ əˈɪ /
verb
- to express resentment, displeasure, etc, esp habitually; grumble
- foll by of to state the presence of pain, illness, etc, esp in the hope of sympathy
she complained of a headache
Derived Forms
- dzˈԾԲ, adverb
- dzˈԱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- dz·a· adjective
- dz·İ noun
- dz·iԲ· adverb
- ܲcdz·Ա adjective
- ܲcdz·iԲ adjective
- undz·iԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of complain1
Idioms and Phrases
see can't complain .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And they become increasingly sympathetic to southern planters who complain about Black labor, and they seem to adopt their elitist attitudes.
Worried about his son's escalating behaviour and the people he was spending time with, he complained to the council that social services were not adequately safeguarding him.
Trump complains about the US trade deficit with the EU, but with services the US has a €109bn trade surplus with the EU, according to Brussels.
The Times just ran a letter to the editor from a Westside man complaining about the one day a year that the L.A.
Some customers have complained on social media, posting videos about problems they’ve encountered with order accuracy at drive-throughs with AI voices.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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