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Complain
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Complain
/kəmˈpleɪn/
To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
Synonyms:
grumble
whine
protest
fuss
object
Antonyms:
praise
applaud
approve
endorse
Examples:
Towards the afternoon, her grandfather
complained
bitterly of hunger.
She had gone home early
complaining
of indigestion.
She never
complains
.
Etymology:
The word
complain
originates from the Old French word
complaindre
, which means to lament, and from the Latin
complangere
, meaning to bewail.
Usage Statistics:
45 mentions per 1 million words
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