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Complaint
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Complaint
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
An expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something that is not satisfactory.
Synonyms:
grievance
protest
objection
criticism
lament
Antonyms:
approval
praise
commendation
acceptance
compliment
Examples:
She made a
complaint
about the noise.
His
complaint
was how slow the service was.
Etymology:
Derived from Old French "complainte," and from Latin "complangere," meaning
to lament or bewail
.
Usage Statistics:
36 mentions per 1 million words
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