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Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
Robert Burns

Meaning of "complaint" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPLAINT

complaint  [kəmˈpleɪnt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPLAINT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Complaint is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPLAINT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

complaint

Complaint

In legal terminology, a complaint is any formal legal document that sets out the facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party or parties (the plaintiff(s)) believes are sufficient to support a claim against the party or parties against whom the claim is brought (the defendant(s)) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief)]). For example, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) that govern civil litigation in United States courts provide that a civil action is commenced with the filing or service of a pleading called a complaint. Civil court rules in states that have incorporated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure use the same term for the same pleading. In some jurisdictions, specific types of criminal cases may also be commenced by the filing of a complaint, also sometimes called a criminal complaint or felony complaint.

Definition of complaint in the English dictionary

The first definition of complaint in the dictionary is the act of complaining; an expression of grievance. Other definition of complaint is a cause for complaining; grievance. Complaint is also a mild ailment.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPLAINT


acquaint
əˈkweɪnt
ain´t
eɪnt
constraint
kənˈstreɪnt
daint
deɪnt
distraint
dɪˈstreɪnt
faint
feɪnt
feint
feɪnt
greasepaint
ˈɡriːsˌpeɪnt
hain´t
heɪnt
paint
peɪnt
plaint
pleɪnt
quaint
kweɪnt
reacquaint
ˌriːəˈkweɪnt
repaint
riːˈpeɪnt
restraint
rɪˈstreɪnt
saint
seɪnt
straint
streɪnt
taint
teɪnt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPLAINT

complacence
complacencies
complacency
complacent
complacently
complain
complainant
complainer
complainingly
complainings
complaints procedure
complaisance
complaisant
complaisantly
complanate
complanation
compleat
complect
complected
complement

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPLAINT

attaint
bowel complaint
child restraint
emulsion paint
enamel paint
finger paint
gloss paint
head restraint
heart complaint
Latter-day Saint
lead paint
liver complaint
oil-based paint
oil paint
patron saint
poster paint
self-restraint
spray paint
war paint
water paint

Synonyms and antonyms of complaint in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPLAINT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «complaint» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of complaint

Translation of «complaint» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPLAINT

Find out the translation of complaint to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of complaint from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «complaint» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抱怨
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

queja
570 millions of speakers

English

complaint
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिकायत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَكْوَى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жалоба
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reclamação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অভিযোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

plainte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aduan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beschwerde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不平
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불평하기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Keluhan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời phàn nàn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புகார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तक्रार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şikâyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reclamo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skarga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скарга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plângere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράπονο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klagte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klagomål
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klage
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of complaint

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLAINT»

The term «complaint» is very widely used and occupies the 7.148 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPLAINT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «complaint» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «complaint» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about complaint

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPLAINT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word complaint.
1
Odette Annable
Betty White is a riot. She is a good time! That is the bottom line: Betty White is a good time. She is really an incredible woman. She is so kind. She doesn't have one mean bone in her body, and she is the funniest woman in the room always. And you'll never hear one complaint from her.
2
Julian Baggini
Too often, complaint is not about principled objection on moral grounds, but opportunistic objection on grounds of self-interest. To rectify this, we need to work on mastering the art of complaint.
3
Abu Bakr
He who avoids complaint invites happiness.
4
Robert Barany
Two minutes later the right arm was pointing normally and the reaction to the left appeared. The patient made no complaint at all about the experiment.
5
Linwood Barclay
My biggest complaint about drivers out in the country has tended to be that they're not in a great hurry to get where they're going. This is particularly true of old men wearing hats. If you get behind an old guy wearing a hat on a winding road, you might as well just phone ahead on your cell and tell your friends you're going to be late.
6
John Barrowman
'Desperate Housewives' was a good experience, though, as I got to play the bad guy for once. My only complaint was they had me in a lot of sweaters.
7
Cecil Beaton
Mrs Woolf's complaint should be addressed to her creator, who made her, rather than me.
8
Chris Bell
I filed the ethics complaint against Tom DeLay not because I'm a Democrat and he's a Republican or even because he drew me out of my congressional seat but because he engaged in corruption to further his plans to disenfranchise voters in Texas.
9
W. E. B. Du Bois
A little less complaint and whining, and a little more dogged work and manly striving, would do us more credit than a thousand civil rights bills.
10
Robert Burns
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPLAINT»

Discover the use of complaint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to complaint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Portnoy's Complaint
With a new Afterword by the author for the 25th Anniversary edition. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Philip Roth, 2011
2
A Complaint is a Gift: Using Customer Feedback as a ...
Two business experts explain how to use customer complaints as a valuable feedback resource to overcome customer dissatisfaction, increase communication, expand customer loyalty, find solutions to problems, and more.
Janelle Barlow, 1996
3
Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint n. [after Alexander Portnoy (1933-)] A disorder in which strongly-felt ethical and altruistic impulses are perpetually warring with extreme sexual longings, often of a perverse nature.
Philip Roth, 2010
4
Complaint: From Minor Moans to Principled Protests
Complaint can be a powerful political tool.
Julian Baggini, 2010
5
The complaint of peace. Transl
COMPLAINT. OF. PEACE. \_Peace speaks in her own person."} THOUGH I certainly deserve no ill treatment from mortals, yet if the insults and repulses I receive were attended with any advantage to them, I would content myself with lamenting ...
Desiderius Erasmus, 1802
6
A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start ...
In your hands, you hold the secret to transforming your life. Big words? Yes, but this is a plan that has already proven itself with millions of people around the world.
Will Bowen, 2013
7
Our Present Complaint: American Medicine, Then and Now
At a time when clinical care and biomedical research generate as much angst as they offer cures, this volume provides valuable insight into how the practice of medicine has evolved, where it is going, and how lessons from history can ...
Charles E. Rosenberg, 2007
8
Complaint Free Relationships: How to Positively Transform ...
From the Hardcover edition.
Will Bowen, 2009
9
Complaint Free World
Simplified Chinese edition of A Complaint Free World: How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted.
Will Bowen, 2007
10
Complaint Management Excellence: Creating Customer Loyalty ...
Complaint Management Excellence provides practical advice, tools and techniques for managers to adopt when managing any complaints that come into their organisation.
Sarah Cook, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPLAINT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term complaint is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Harvard Asian-American Bias Complaint Dismissed
The U.S. Education Department dismissed a complaint against Harvard University alleging the school discriminated against Asian-American ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
New complaint seeks injunction on sale of MBTA land to Wynn
The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, argues the $6 million MBTA land sale violated state bidding law, and that the price was less than ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
PNM faces federal complaint over 'deceptive' press release
The July 3 complaint was also filed with the state Regulation and Licensing Department's Securities Division and Attorney General Hector ... «Farmington Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Motorcyclist files complaint against police officer over alleged …
Garry Rosenthal has filed an official complaint with the Law Enforcement Review Agency (LERA) against the officer involved. He has video ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
5
Hopewell Borough files court complaint over affordable housing
HOPEWELL BOROUGH - The Hopewell Borough council voted Monday to file a declaratory judgment complaint with the New Jersey Supreme ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
6
Baltimore police order stations to stay open 24/7 after citizen complaint
Police change policy on station hours after complaint. Baltimore police stations will now be accessible 24/7. City Councilman Ed Reisinger: ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
7
Democratic Party activist files complaint against Congressman …
St. Lucie County Democratic Party chairwoman Celeste Bush filed the complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics on Tuesday. It accuses ... «WFTV Orlando, Jul 15»
8
Sharapova ignores coco's complaint
At one point the 23-year-old, who had never reached a major quarter-final before, made a complaint to the umpire and added she would speak ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
9
Widow of slain Charlie Hebdo cartoonist files complaint over …
The widow of one of the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists gunned down by Islamists in January has filed a legal complaint over “security failures” at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Frontier Airlines improves complaint rate
DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL - Frontier Airlines increased its on-time arrival percentage and decreased its complaint rate between April and ... «9NEWS.com, Jul 15»

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