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Complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

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Examples:

Towards the afternoon, her grandfather complained bitterly of hunger.

She had gone home early complaining of indigestion.

She never complains.

Etymology:

etymology
The word complain originates from the Old French word complaindre, which means to lament, and from the Latin complangere, meaning to bewail.

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