complaint

com·plaint

noun \kəm-ˈplānt\

Definition of COMPLAINT

1

: expression of grief, pain, or dissatisfaction

2

a : something that is the cause or subject of protest or outcry

b : a bodily ailment or disease

3

: a formal allegation against a party

Examples of COMPLAINT

1. The board has received a number of complaints about the new policy.
2. The company has a system to handle customer complaints.
3. The lack of parking spaces is a common complaint among the city's residents.
4. The lack of financial support is our biggest complaint.
5. He is being treated for a stomach complaint.
6. Shortness of breath was a common complaint among the patients.

Origin of COMPLAINT

Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-French compleint, from compleindre

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COMPLAINT

Synonyms

beef, bitch, bleat, carp, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, holler, kvetch, lament, miserere, moan, murmur, plaint, squawk, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer

Antonyms

health, wellness

Related Words

challenge, demur, expostulation, kick, niggle [chiefly British], objection, protest, quibble, remonstrance, stink

Near Antonyms

commendation, compliment, plaudit; acclaim, applause, praise; approval, endorsement (also indorsement), sanction

Rhymes with COMPLAINT

acquaint, attaint, bepaint, constraint, distraint, greasepaint, impaint, oil paint, restraint, war paint

com·plaint

noun \kəm-ˈplānt\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of COMPLAINT

: a bodily ailment or disease <bloating and other digestive complaints—Christine Gorman>