Complaint

Definition: Complaint

Complaint

Noun

1. An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining.

2. (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow.

3. An expression of grievance or resentment.

4. (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based.

5. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny".

Date "complaint" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Complaint \Com*plaint"\, noun. [French expression complainte. See Complain.]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Law	A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. (references)
Medicine	The pain, the discomfort, or the symptom which the patient gives as the main reason for consulting a physician. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

In law, a complaint is a formal legal document that sets out the basic facts and legal reasons (see: cause of action) that the filing party (the plaintiffs) believes are sufficient to support a claim against another person, persons, entity or entities (the defendants) that entitles the plaintiff(s) to a remedy (either money damages or injunctive relief). See also petition.

Synonyms: Complaint

Synonyms: ailment (n), charge (n), ill (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Accusation	Inform against, indict, denounce, arraign; impeach, appeach; have up, show up, pull up; challenge, cite, lodge a complaint; prosecute, bring an action against; blow upon.
Disease	Noun: disease; illness, sickness; Adjective: ailing; " all the ills that flesh is heir to "; morbidity, morbosity; infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; distemper, distemperature.
Lamentation	Noun: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, sigh, suspiration, heaving, deep sigh.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I gotta make an arrest here; I had a complaint (Haggard; writing credit: Brandon Dicamillo; Hoofbite) Come back later and sign your complaint. (The Division; writing credit: Guglielmo Enea; Marcello Fois) That's strange, that's the second toy complaint we've had. (The Nightmare Before Christmas; writing credit: Tim Burton; Michael McDowell)
Clever	All say, How hard it is that we have to die -- a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live. (references; author: Mark Twain)
Movie/TV Titles	Portnoy's Complaint (1972) Pimple's Complaint (1913)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Complaint Letters for Busy People (reference) How to Write Complaint Letters That Work (reference) Portnoy's Complaint (reference) Shakespeare's Sonnets and a Lover's Complaint (reference) Wilber Winkle Has a Complaint! (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Portnoy's Complaint (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Complaint of the Wind [IMPORT] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Apex 25FT Zip KVM-Cable Ddc Complaint (reference) Apex 7FT DDC Complaint Zip KVM-Cable (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	The latest Congressional complaint : the rubber eye. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Franklin	Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
Jonathan Swift	Complaint is the largest tribute Heaven receives.
Samuel Johnson	The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
Thomas Browne	Had not almost every man suffered by the Press, or were not the tyranny thereof become universal, I had not wanted reason for complaint.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	No bailiff for the future shall, upon his own unsupported complaint, put anyone to his "law", without credible witnesses brought for this purposes. (reference)
John Locke	1690	The people therefore, finding reason to be satisfied with these princes, whenever they acted without, or contrary to the letter of the law, acquiesced in what they did, and, without the least complaint, let them enlarge their prerogative as they pleased, judging rightly, that they did nothing herein to the prejudice of their laws, since they acted conformable to the foundation and end of all laws, the public good. (Second Treatise of Government)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	None of these three persons shall be a person nominated to the panel by any Member directly concerned in the complaint. (reference)
Roe v. Wade	1973	The court ruled the Does' complaint not justiciable. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	His wife died there of a lung complaint with which she had been long threatened
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	His complaint had shifted now and he was no longer talking to or about the Joads
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Joint pain is the most common complaint of people with hemochromatosis. (references)
		Insomnia is a complaint with multiple causes and requires different treatments. (references)
		Another common complaint is passage of too much gas through the rectum (flatulence). (references)
Business		This complaint was heard repeatedly in the research for this report. (references)
		The CNDH has established a program to assist threatened activists in filing a complaint and obtaining protection. (references)
		Finally, if a seller believes that the buyer did not follow the tender process, the law includes a complaint procedure. (references)
Children	Guatemala	Poroj intimidated and threatened the family for being part of a citizens group, and filed a complaint of slander. (references)
	Netherlands	The age of consent is 16. Sexual intercourse with minors under age 12 always constitutes a criminal offense; in cases involving minors between the ages of 12 and 16, an interested party must file a complaint. (references)
	Costa Rica	On September 11, Casa Alianza filed criminal charges against the former Finance Minister for failure to comply with the Constitutional Court orders and revenue provisions of the law that created the PANI, and in December it filed a similar complaint against the Finance Minister. (references)
Civil Liberties	Bangladesh	Police arrested him on the basis of a complaint filed by a hospital nurse. (references)
	Australia	Flood reported improper handling of a child abuse complaint at Woomera as well. (references)
	Ghana	The journalist filed a complaint with the CHRAJ against the former Deputy Minister. (references)
Discrimination	Argentina	The Association Against Homosexual Discrimination filed a complaint to the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman in Cordoba regarding such treatment. (references)
	Mexico	Human rights groups immediately criticized the statement and lodged a formal complaint with the CNDH. In Jalisco, the state with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases (estimated at 6,136), activists have created a commission to monitor discriminatory attitudes and promote additional training of medical personnel. (references)
Economic History	Costa Rica	The procuring entity itself must handle any complaint from the bidders. (references)
Human Rights	Yugoslavia	A criminal complaint against the officers was filed. (references)
	Brazil	After filing a complaint, Galdino's family received threats. (references)
	Cameroon	Toukam filed a complaint; no action had been taken by year's end. (references)
Indigenous People	Guatemala	Since 1999 there have been no reports of schools denying children the right to wear traditional indigenous dress, a common complaint under the previous administration. (references)
Minorities	Argentina	The Nigerian reportedly declined to file a complaint. (references)
	Netherlands	Authorities investigate offenses only when a complaint has been filed. (references)
Political Economy	PHILIPPINES	IPO's administrative complaint mechanisms, established in April 2001, has yet to be tested. (references)
	Sudan	In the event of a complaint, it can give a newspaper a warning or suspend it for up to 15 days. (references)
	TUNISIA	The Tunisian authorities have pursued IPR protection when the foreign company has made a formal and stringent complaint. (references)
Political Rights	Senegal	Following a complaint filed by the National Observatory of Elections (ONEL), the documents were cancelled. (references)
	Turkmenistan	In 1998 the President announced that any Turkmen citizen who desired to write to him with a complaint could do so directly. (references)
	Russia	In early December, the same court had ruled Shtyrov's candidacy invalid; however, before Shtyrov filed a formal complaint, the CEC intervened to overturn the court's decision. (references)
Trade	Senegal	A common complaint from local companies and business contacts is the lack of financing to sustain the growth of the economy. (references)
Women	Lithuania	If such violence takes place in the home, the victim must file a complaint. (references)
	Kazakhstan	A women's crisis center in Almaty stated that the Almaty police are very effective when there is a complaint. (references)
Worker Rights	Iceland	Two Danish dancers lodged a similar complaint against the same employer. (references)
	Sierra Leone	If this complaint is rejected, the union may issue a 21-day strike notice. (references)
	Sierra Leone	Initially a union makes a formal complaint about a hazardous working condition. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	TARIFF, n. A scale of taxes on imports, designed to protect the domestic producer against the greed of his consumer. The Enemy of Human Souls Sat grieving at the cost of coals; For Hell had been annexed of late, And was a sovereign Southern State. "It were no more than right," said he, "That I should get my fuel free. The duty, neither just nor wise, Compels me to economize -- Whereby my broilers, every one, Are execrably underdone. What would they have? -- although I yearn To do them nicely to a turn, I can't afford an honest heat. This tariff makes even devils cheat! I'm ruined, and my humble trade All rascals may at will invade: Beneath my nose the public press Outdoes me in sulphureousness; The bar ingeniously applies To my undoing my own lies; My medicines the doctors use (Albeit vainly) to refuse To me my fair and rightful prey And keep their own in shape to pay; The preachers by example teach What, scorning to perform, I teach; And statesmen, aping me, all make More promises than they can break. Against such competition I Lift up a disregarded cry. Since all ignore my just complaint, By Hokey-Pokey! I'll turn saint!" Now, the Republicans, who all Are saints, began at once to bawl Against his competition; so There was a devil of a go! They locked horns with him, tete-a-tete In acrimonious debate, Till Democrats, forlorn and lone, Had hopes of coming by their own. That evil to avert, in haste The two belligerents embraced; But since 'twere wicked to relax A tittle of the Sacred Tax, 'Twas finally agreed to grant The bold Insurgent-protestant A bounty on each soul that fell Into his ineffectual Hell. Edam Smith
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dennis Miller	My big complaint about cloning is that most human beings I meet aren't interesting enough to fill up one existence, much less two.
Harland Braun	To Van Nuys. And there, the district attorney will either not file a complaint and the charges will then lapse, or they'll file a complaint and they'll set bail or not set bail, and they'll set a date for a preliminary hearing.
John Ashcroft	I don't want to provide a specific time during which he'll be in the United States, but I expect him to be here shortly. He is the subject of a complaint filed in the eastern district of Virginia and he will be brought to justice.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	To our former grounds of complaint has been added a very serious one, as you will see by the decree a copy of which is now communicated.
James Monroe	1817-1825	This act, being considered an infringement of the rights of ambassadors and of nations, will form a just cause of complaint to the Government of France against the officer by whom it was committed.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	The just and long-standing claims of our citizens upon some of them are yet sources of dissatisfaction and complaint.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Their hearts carry without complaint the pains of family and community problems.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Complaint" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.32% of the time. "Complaint" is used about 1,758 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	99.32%	1,746	4,818
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.34%	6	143,867
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.23%	4	175,879
Noun (proper)	0.11%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	1,758	N/A

Expressions using "complaint": address a complaint ♦ bilious complaint ♦ cause for complaint ♦ file a complaint ♦ lodge a complaint ♦ lodge complaint ♦ make a complaint ♦ make a complaint about ♦ make a complaint against smb. ♦ make complaint ♦ prefer a complaint against ♦ right of complaint ♦ summer complaint ♦ telegraphic complaint. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "complaint": complaint-based.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "complaint"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		beklag. (various references)

Albanian		shkak për ankesë, sëmundje (affection, ailment, canker, disease, disorder, distemper, evil, ill, illness, infirmity, sickness), qarje (cavil, cry, grumble, kick, lament, mourning, plaint, snivel), pakënaqësi (catcall, disaffection, discontent, discontentment, disgust, displeasure, dissatisfaction, grouch, pet, pique), ankoj (crab, grieve), ankim (cavil, grievance, nagging, peeve, pet, whine). (various references)

Arabic		‏مرض (ail, ailment, be ill, become ill, disease, fall ill, fall sick, favorable, favourable, get ill, illness, infirmity, mal, malady, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pox, satisfactory, satisfying, sicken, sickness, take ill, trouble), ‏تذمر (clamor, clamour, complain, crab, croak, groan, grouch, grouchiness, growl, grudge, grumble, murmur, mutter, nag, plain, repine, snort, whimper), ‏تشك, ‏إتهام رسمي (information), ‏إتهام (accusation, arraignment, delation, denunciation, impeachment, indictment), ‏شكوى (beef, claim, grievance, grouse, lawsuit, miserere, plaint, protest, railing, representation), ‏شكوة, ‏بيان خطي يقدمه المدعي. (various references)

Bulgarian		оплакване (grumble, jeremiad, kick, lament, lamentation, moan, mourning, plaint, sorrow, ululation, wail), жалба (lament, lamentation, litigation, moan, petition, plaint, plea, supplication). (various references)

Chinese		閑話 (digression, gossip), 牢騷 (discontent), 原告 , 怨言. (various references)

Czech		stížnost (beefs, grievance, grouse, remonstrance), reklamace (reclamation), potíže (condition, difficulties, disorder, ills, trouble), nemoc (disease, illness, malady, sickness, trouble), naříkání (wail). (various references)

Danish		besvær (disorders, disturbances, troubles). (various references)

Dutch		klacht (claim because of defects, deficiency report, notice of defect), beschuldiging (accusal, accusation, charge, indictment), aanklacht (accusal, accusation, charge, indictment). (various references)

Esperanto		plendo, kulpigo (accusation, charge, indictment), akuzaĵo (accusation, charge, indictment). (various references)

Farsi		شکایت (Denunciation, Discontent, Grievance, Gripe, Groan, Moan, Murmur, Protest, Rumble), دادخواهی (Lawsuit). (various references)

Finnish		valitus (appeal, complaining, lament). (various references)

French		plainte (complaining), réclamation (complaining), accusation. (various references)

Frisian		oanklacht (accusal, accusation, charge, indictment). (various references)

German		beschwerde (administrative appeal, appeal, grievance, hardship, trouble), klage (action, charge, grievance, lament, lamentation, law suit, lawsuit, legal action, moan, petition, plaint, suit), reklamation (complain, query), beanstandung (complain, objection). (various references)

Greek		καταγγελία (arraignment, denouncement, denunciation, impeachment, indictment), πάθηση (affection, condition, disorder, illness, malady, trouble), παράπονο (beef, grievance, plaint, plaintiveness, whine). (various references)

Hebrew		תלו� �" (grievance, grumbling, plaint), תרעומת (grievance, grudge, indignation, miff, murmur, resentment), קובל� �" (grumble, plaint, protest), קביל�", �"תאו� � ות (complaining), טי� �" (grudge, pique, spite). (various references)

Hungarian		panasz (beef, discontent, flak, grievance, kick, lament, plaint), reklamáció (claim), baj (bane, bother, discomfort, grief, harm, malady, matter, misadventure, mischief, mischievousness, misery, misfortune, need, pits, predicament, trouble, woe), bántalom (harm, ulcer). (various references)

Icelandic		ásökun (accusal, accusation, charge, indictment), ákæra (accusation, charge, indictment). (various references)

Indonesian		pengaduan (demunciation, information), pendakwaan (accusation, indictment), gerutuan (gripe). (various references)

Italian		reclamo (administrative appeal, claim, grievance), lamentela (action, charge, grumble, plaint), denuncia (accusation, ad, advert, advertisement, declaration, denunciation, display). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		告訴 (accusation). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ふふく (disagreement, disapproval, discontent, dissatisfaction, objection, prostration, protest), え�"せい (away series, campaign, expedition, leaden, made of lead, malleability, murmur, pessimism, tour, weariness with life), も�"く (phrase), あいそ (appeal, civility, compliments, courtesy, graces, sociability), �"う�"く (advertisement, appeal, duchy, dukedom, Japan, making a country prosperous, official notice, principality, prosperous country, protest, public announcement, theempire), �"くそ (accusation, pillar of state), �"くはつ (black hair, indictment, prosecution), え�"�'�" (grudge, origin), ふへい (discontent, dissatisfaction), がいた�" (deploring, lamenting, regret, regretting), うらみ�"と (grudge, reproach), うったえ (lawsuit), くじょう (objection, troubles), そじょう (brief, going upstream, on the chopping board, petition, retroact, retrospect), しゅうそ (bromine, sect founder), くり�"と (repetition, tedious talk), なき�"と, いいぶ�" (excuse, one's point, one's say). (various references)

Korean		불평 (Dissatisfaction, grumble). (various references)

Manx		plaiynt (accusation, complaining, objection), accan (complain, grumble, lamentation, lawsuit, moan). (various references)

Papiamen		keho. (various references)

Pig Latin		omplaintcay.(various references)

Portuguese		queixa (bill, clamor, clamour, expostulation, faultfinding, grievance, jeremiad, kick, lament, moan, plaint, protest, railing, remonstrance), reclamação (demand, kick, obtestation, protest, reclamation, remonstrance), denúncia (accusation, arraignment, betrayal, bill, delation, denouncement, denunciation), acusação (accusal, accusation, charge, denouncement, denunciation, indictment, plaint, prosecution). (various references)

Romanian		tânguire (lament, lamentation, wailing), reclamaţie (bill, claim, clamor, clamour, denunciation, objection, prosecution, reclamation, request), plângere (grievance, intimation, quarrel), oftat (groan, sigh, sob, suspiration, wail), jeluire (wail), jalbã (demand, entreaty, request, supplication), durere (ache, bale, burden, dolour, grief, hurt, mourning, pain, pinch, Ruth, sorrow, suffering, torture, trouble, woe), doleanţã (grievance), boalã (affection, ailment, disease, disorder, illness, lurgy, malady, sickness, trouble). (various references)

Russian		недовольство (disaffection, discontent, discontentment, displeasure, dissatisfaction, grievance, grouch, grudge, heartburning, heart-burning), недомогание (distress, indisposition, malaise, queasiness), жалоба (beef, claim, complaints, gravamen, grievance, lament, moan, peeve, plaint, plea), претензия (beef, pretence, pretense, pretension). (various references)

Scottish		casaid (a complaint, accusation), glaim, gearan (a complaint, discontent, grumbling), acain (moan, sigh, sob). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		reklamacija (claim, reclamation), prigovor (objection, reclamation, remonstrance), nezadovoljstvo (disaffection, discontent, discontentment, displeasure, dissatisfaction, malcontent, peeve, unhappiness), žalba (bellyache, bitch, grievance, gripe, kick, plaint, query). (various references)

Spanish		queja (beef, bitch, grievance, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, moan, murmur, niggle, wail), reclamación (claim, demand, presentment, reclamation). (various references)

Swedish		klagomål (accusal, accusation, beef, bitch, complaints, plaint), reklamation (reclaim), åkomma (affection, illness, trouble). (various references)

Turkish		yakınma (beef, grievance, gripe, grumble, jeremiad, kick, plaint, remonstrance), xíkâyet, suçlama (accusal, accusation, accusing, arraignment, blame, blaming, censure, charge, condemnation, crimination, denunciation, excoriation, impeachment, incrimination, inculpation, indictment, plaint, rap, reproach), sitem (animadversion, expostulation, rebuke, remonstrance, representation, reproach, reproof, reproval), rahatsızlık (ailment, annoyance, discomfiture, discomfort, discomposure, disease, disquiet, distemper, disturbance, draft, dysphoria, embarrassment, fidget, harassment, ill, illness, inconvenience, indisposition, inquietude, malaise, nuisance, restlessness, seediness, trouble, uneasiness, unrest), iftira (aspersion, calumniation, calumny, defamation, denigration, malediction, obloquy, scandal, slander, smear, vilification), dert (affliction, bore, bother, botheration, cross, distress, dolor, dolour, evil, fear, grief, grievance, headache, heartache, ill, mopes, nuisance, pain, pip, plague, pother, rock, scourge, solicitudes, sorrow, suffering, throe, trial, tribulation, trouble, woe, worry), şikâyet sebebi, şikâyet (beef, delation, grievance, information, plaint, remonstrance, squawk), ağlayıp sızlanma (snivel, snivelling). (various references)

Turkmen		zeяrenз, юikaяat (appeal), nalyю, nala (moan). (various references)

Ukrainian		скарга (appeal, beef, belly ache, bill, gravamen, grievance, information, libel, moan, peeve, quarrel), невдоволення (discontent, discontentment, grievance, grudge), претензія (challenge, claim, demand, pretence, pretense, pretension). (various references)

Vietnamese		lời than thở, lời than phiền (murmur), lời ph� n n� n (grievance, gripe), lời oán trách, điều đáng than phiền bệnh, điều đáng ph� n n� n, đơn kiện. (various references)

Welsh		cwyn (plaint), anhwyldeb (ailment, disorder, sickness), achwyniad (accusation), achwyn (complain, plaint). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Sumerian	3100 BCE-2500 BCE	er, i-si-i�. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	quereia querella, querela, querela, querella, querella, querellae, querellam, querellas, querellosi, querimonia, querimonias, questus. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Job Chapter 7, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Eipa oti parakalesei me h klinh mou anoisw de proV emauton idia logon th koith mou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Si dixero consolabitur me lectulus meus et relevabor loquens mecum in strato meo
Jacobean English	1611	King James	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
Victorian English	1833	Webster	When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;
Basic English	1964	Ogden	When I say, In my bed I will have comfort, there I will get rest from my disease;
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Job Chapter 7, Verse 13
Albanian	Kur unë them: "Shtrati im do të më japë një lehtësim, shtroja ime do ta zbusë dhembjen time",
Cebuano	Kong ako magaingon: Ang akong higdaanan kanako molipay, Ang akong banig molipay sa akong inagulo;
Chinese	若說、我的床必安慰我、我的榻必解釋我的苦情．
Croatian	Kažem li: 'Na logu æu se smirit', ležaj æe mi olakšati muke',
Danish	Når jeg tænker, mit Leje skal lindre mig, Sengen lette mit Suk,
Dutch	Wanneer ik zeg: Mijn bedstede zal mij vertroosten, mijn leger zal van mijn klacht wat wegnemen;
Finnish	Kun ajattelen: leposijani lohduttaa minua, vuoteeni huojentaa minun tuskaani,
French	Quand je dis: Mon lit me soulagera, Ma couche calmera mes douleurs,
German	Wenn ich gedachte: Mein Bett soll mich trösten, mein Lager soll mir meinen Jammer erleichtern,
Hungarian	Mikor azt gondolom, megvigasztal engem az én nyoszolyám, megkönnyebbíti panaszolkodásomat az én ágyasházam:
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Aku berbaring dan mencoba melepaskan lelah; aku mencari keringanan bagi hatiku yang gundah.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Jikalau kataku: Bahwa tempat tidurku kelak menghiburkan daku dan tempat pembaringanku akan mengurangi kesusahanku,
Italian	Quando io dico: «Il mio giaciglio mi dar� sollievo, il mio letto allevier� la mia sofferenza»,
Maori	Ki te mea ahau, kei toku moenga ahau te marie ai, ma toku takotoranga e whakamama taku tangi;
Norwegian	Når jeg sier: Min seng skal trøste mig, mitt leie skal hjelpe mig å bære min sorg,
Portuguese	Quando digo: Confortar-me-á a minha cama, meu leito aliviará a minha queixa,
Rumanian	Cknd zic: ,Patul mq va uwura, culcuwul kmi va alina durerile,`
Russian	лПЗ�"Б � П�"ХНБА: ХФЕЫЙФ НЕОС � ПУФЕМШ НПС, ХОЕУЕФ ЗПТЕУФШ НПА МПЦЕ НПЕ,
Spanish	Cuando digo: "Mi cama me consolará, mi lecho aliviará mis quejas",
Swedish	När jag hoppas att min bädd skall trösta mig, att mitt läger skall lindra mitt bekymmer,
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "complaint": complaints. (additional references)
	Words ending with "complaint": countercomplaint. (additional references)
	Words containing "complaint": countercomplaints. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Complaint" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Campalani, campliant, commlink, compain, compaint, Compajina, compalint, compilant, complaien, complaient, complaine, complainte, complant, complaynt, compleent, Compleynt, compliat, complient, complin, Compulink, coplain, cowplain. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "complaint" (pronounced kumplā"nt)
3	-ā" n t	acquaint, constraint, faint, feint, paint, quaint, repaint, restraint, Saint, taint.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: compliant.
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"
	-1 letter: complain, platonic.
	-2 letters: apomict, campion, capitol, caption, coalpit, complin, implant, lampion, limacon, maintop, oilcamp, optical, optimal, paction, potamic, ptomain, tampion, timpano, topical.
	-3 letters: action, alnico, anomic, atomic, atonic, atopic, camion, caplin, cation, catlin, catnip, citola, coital, copalm, impact, latino, lipoma, maloti, manioc, manito, mantic, oilcan, oilman, optima, pitman, plaint, pliant, pontil, potman, talion.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-l-m-n-o-p-t"
	+1 letter: complaints.
	+2 letters: amylopectin, compilation, complainant, complaisant, compliantly, implication, incompliant, toponymical.
	+3 letters: amylopectins, compellation, compilations, complainants, complexation, complicating, complication, componential, cosmopolitan, implications, incompatible, incompatibly, incomputable, incomputably, kleptomaniac, noncompliant, pinealectomy, proclamation, undiplomatic.
	+4 letters: amplification, campanologist, compellations, complaisantly, complexations, complications, complimentary, compositional, computational, conceptualism, contemplating, contemplation, contemplative, cosmopolitans, endolymphatic, incompatibles, kleptomaniacs, microplankton, neoplasticism, noncompatible, nondiplomatic, paleomagnetic, pneumatolytic, proclamations, recompilation, uncomplicated, unproblematic.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
complaint	341	airline complaint	24
consumer complaint	310	complaint pal pay	23
complaint letter	298	complaint generator	23
complaint letter sample	114	class action complaint	22
customer complaint	63	complaint tow yard	22
insurance complaint	45	wal mart complaint	21
complaint station	44	better bureau business complaint	21
doctor complaint	43	file a complaint	21
bernard complaint haldane	40	complaint providian	21
write a complaint letter	39	sprint pcs complaint	20
complaint letter example	33	medical complaint	19
writing complaint letter	32	portnoys complaint	18
complaint form	31	employee complaint	17
complaint handling	30	service complaint	17
business complaint	29	car complaint	17
credit card complaint	28	eeoc complaint	17
aol complaint	26	complaint ford	17
complaint yahoo	25	complaint mobile t	16
physician complaint	25	company complaint	16
center complaint fraud internet	24	handling customer complaint	16
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Complaint

Definition: Complaint

Complaint

Noun

Specialty Definition: Complaint

Specialty Definition: Complaint

Synonyms: Complaint

Synonyms within Context: Complaint

Accusation

Disease

Lamentation

Crosswords: Complaint

Modern Usage: Complaint

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Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Complaint

Books

Theater & Movies

Music

High Tech

Image Slideshow: Complaint

Computer Images:Complaint

Photo Album: Complaint

Familiar Quotations: Complaint

Benjamin Franklin

Jonathan Swift

Samuel Johnson

Thomas Browne

Historic Usage: Complaint

Magna Carta

John Locke

Treaty of Versailles

Roe v. Wade

Use in Literature: Complaint

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Non-Fiction Usage: Complaint

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Complaint

Dennis Miller

Harland Braun

John Ashcroft

Speeches: Complaint

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

Andrew Jackson

Ronald Reagan

Usage Frequency: Complaint

Expressions: Complaint

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Complaint

Modern Translation: Complaint

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