complaint

com·plaint

 (kəm-plānt′)

n.

1. An expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

2. A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance: What is your complaint?

3.

a. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or ailment.

b. The symptom or distress about which a patient seeks medical assistance.

4. Law

a. A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought.

b. A formal charge, made under oath, of the commission of a crime or other such offense.

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[Middle English compleinte, from Old French complainte, from feminine past participle of complaindre, to complain; see complain.]

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complaint

(kəmˈpleɪnt)

n

1. the act of complaining; an expression of grievance

2. a cause for complaining; grievance

3. (Pathology) a mild ailment

4. (Law) English law a statement by which a civil proceeding in a magistrates' court is commenced

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com•plaint

(kəmˈpleɪnt)

n.

1. an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding.

2. a cause of discontent, pain, grief, etc.

3. a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady: to suffer from a rare complaint.

4. (in a civil action) a statement by the plaintiff setting forth the cause of action.

[1350–1400; < Middle French complainte < Latin com- com- + plancta plaint]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	complaint - an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining ailment, ill disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" pip - a minor nonspecific ailment kinetosis, motion sickness - the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle
	2.	complaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow cry, yell - a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate); "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" exclamation - a loud complaint or protest or reproach lament, lamentation, wail, plaint - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
	3.	complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment objection - the speech act of objecting grievance - a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering, murmur - a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone jeremiad - a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government" kvetch - (Yiddish) a nagging complaint pet peeve - an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve" whimper, whine - a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way
	4.	complaint - (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding libel - the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
	5.	complaint - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" charge criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding accusal, accusation - a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt bill of indictment, indictment - a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense

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complaint

noun

1. protest, accusation, objection, grievance, remonstrance, charge There have been a number of complaints about the standard of service.

2. grumble, criticism, beef (slang), moan, bitch (slang), lament, grievance, wail, dissatisfaction, annoyance, grouse, gripe (informal), grouch (informal), plaint, fault-finding I don't have any complaints about the way I've been treated.

3. disorder, problem, trouble, disease, upset, illness, sickness, ailment, affliction, malady, indisposition Eczema is a common skin complaint.

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complaint

noun

1. An expression of dissatisfaction or a circumstance regarded as a cause for such expression:

grievance.

Informal: gripe, grouse.

Slang: beef, kick.

Idiom: bone to pick.

2. A pathological condition of mind or body:

ailment, disease, disorder, ill, illness, infirmity, malady, sickness.

3. A minor illness, especially one of a temporary nature:

ailment, bug, indisposition, malady.

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Translations

تَذَمُّر، شَكْوىشَكْوَىمَرَض

stížnostnevolnostpotíž

klagelidelsereklamationsygdom

BeschwerdeKlageReklamationKrankheitLeiden

παράπονομήνυση

quejareclamaciónachaquedenunciadolencia

vaivavalitus

plainteréclamationaccusationgrognemaladie

pritužba

panasz

kvillikvörtun, kæra

lamentelareclamomalattiaprotestaquerula

不平

불평하기

klachtbeklag

klagereklamasjonsykdomanke

skarga

reclamação

жалоба

sťažnosť

pritožba

klagomål

ความไม่พอใจ

hastalıkrahatsızlıkşikayetşikâyet

lời phàn nàn

抱怨疾病

complaint

[kəmˈpleɪnt]

A. N

1. (= statement of dissatisfaction) → queja f; (to manager of shop etc) → reclamación f; (to police) → denuncia f
I had no complaints about the service → no tenía ninguna queja del servicio
to have cause for complaint → tener motivo de queja
to make or lodge a complaint → reclamar, formular una queja

2. (= cause of dissatisfaction) → motivo m de queja

3. (Med) (= illness) → mal m, dolencia f

B. CPD complaints book N → libro m de reclamaciones
complaints department N → sección f de reclamaciones
complaints procedure N → procedimiento m para presentar reclamaciones

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

complaint

[kəmˈpleɪnt] n

(= criticism) → plainte f
There were lots of complaints about the food → Il y a eu beaucoup de plaintes à propos de la nourriture.
to have grounds for complaint → avoir des raisons de se plaindre

(= formal protest) → réclamation f
a letter of complaint → une lettre de réclamation
to lodge a complaint → déposer plainte, déposer une plainte complaints procedure

(= illness) → affection f
a stomach complaint → une affection de l'estomac
a skin complaint → une maladie de peau
a back complaint → une affection du dos
a heart complaint → une maladie de cœurcomplaints procedure [kəmˈpleɪntz] n → procédure f de réclamation

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

complaint

n

→ Klage f; (= formal complaint) → Beschwerde f → (to bei); I have no cause for complaint → ich kann mich nicht beklagen; I wouldn’t have any complaint(s) if … → ich würde mich nicht beklagen, wenn …; to lodge a complaint against somebody with the police → jdn bei der Polizei anzeigen, gegen jdn Anzeige erstatten

(= illness) → Beschwerden pl; a very rare complaint → eine sehr seltene Krankheit, ein sehr seltenes Leiden

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complaint

[kəmˈpleɪnt] n → lamentela; (to manager of shop) → reclamo (Med) (illness) → disturbo, malattia

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complain

(kəmˈplein) verb

1. to state one's displeasure, dissatisfaction etc. I'm going to complain to the police about the noise. kla, klae, klaag يَتَذَمَّر، يَتَشَكّى изказвам недоволство queixar-se stěžovat si sich beklagen klage διαμαρτύρομαιquejarse kaebama گله کردن؛ شکوه کردن valittaa se plaindre לְהִתלוֹנֵן शिकायत करना tužiti se, žaliti se panaszkodik mengadu kvarta reclamare 不平を言う 불평하다 skųstis sūdzēties; iesniegt sūdzību mengadu klagenklage, beklage seg, påtale, reklamerenarzekać شكايت كول، عارض كېدل، ماڼى جن كېدل، ګيله من كېدل queixar-se a se plânge подавать жалобу sťažovať sa pritožiti se žaliti se klaga ร้องทุกข์ şikâyet etmek 抱怨 подавати скаргу شکایت کرنا than phiền 抱怨

2. (with of) to state that one has (pain, discomfort etc). He's complaining of difficulty in breathing. kla oor يَشْكو مِن оплаквам се queixar-se stěžovat/naříkat si na klagen klage over; beklage sig over παραπονιέμαι quejarse de kurtma نالیدن؛ اظهار ناراحتی کردن valittaa se plaindre לְהִתלוֹנֵן עַל दुखड़ा रोना potužiti se elpanaszol mengeluh kvarta, kveina lamentarsi 訴える (불편 등을) 호소하다 skųstis, nusiskųsti žēloties; sūdzēties merungut klagen klage over skarżyć się شکایت کول queixar-se a se plânge, a se văita (de) жаловаться nariekať (na) pritoževati se žaliti se na klaga บ่น şikâyet etmek 主訴，自己說(病痛等) скаржитися شکایات کا بیان دینا kể lại một sự đau đớn 说自己有病痛

comˈplaint noun

1. (a statement of one's) dissatisfaction. The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop. klag, klagte تَذَمُّر، شَكْوى оплакване queixa stížnost die Klage klage; reklamation παράπονο, καταγγελίαqueja kaebus گله؛ شکایت valitus plainteתלונה शिकायत žalba, prigovor, pritužba panasz(kodás) keluhan kvörtun, kæra protesta, reclamo 苦情 불평 skundas, nusiskundimas sūdzība aduan klachtklage, anke, reklamasjonskarga ګله queixa reclamaţie жалоба sťažnosť pritožba žalba klagomål ความไม่พอใจ şikâyet 抱怨 скарга; незадоволення شکایت، شکوہ sự than phiền 抱怨

2. a sickness, disease, disorder etc. He's always suffering from some complaint or other. klag, klagte, siekte; ongemak مَرَض болест enfermidade potíž, nevolnost die Beschwerde sygdom; lidelse αρρώστια, πάθησηenfermedad, achaque, dolencia vaevus بیماری؛ ناراحتی sairaus maladieמחלה बीमारी bolest baj penyakit kvilli disturbo, malattia 病気 불만의 대상 negalavimas kaite; slimība penyakit klachtsykdom, lidelsedolegliwość خوشنه achaque boală недуг; недовольство ťažkosť bolezen, nadloga, motnja smetnja åkomma, ont ความเจ็บป่วย hastalık, rahatsızlık 疾病 хвороба, біль تکلیف ، مرض sự khó ở 疾病

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complaint

→ شَكْوَى stížnost klage Beschwerde παράπονο queja valitus plainte pritužba reclamo 不平 불평하기 klacht klage skarga reclamação жалоба klagomål ความไม่พอใจ şikayet lời phàn nàn 抱怨

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com·plaint

n. queja, síntoma; trastorno, molestia;

chief ___ → ___ principal.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• I'd like to make a complaint → أُريدُ تَقْديـمَ الشَكْوى → Chtěl bych podat stížnost → Jeg vil gerne klage → Ich möchte mich beschweren → Θα ήθελα να κάνω ένα παράπονο → Quisiera presentar una reclamación → Haluaisin tehdä valituksen → Je voudrais faire une réclamation → Želim se požaliti → Vorrei sporgere un reclamo → 苦情があるのですが → 항의를 좀 하려고요 → Ik wil graag een klacht indienen → Jeg må komme med en klage → Chciałbymzłożyć skargę → Eu queria fazer uma reclamação → Я хочу пожаловаться → Jag skulle vilja göra ett klagomål → ฉันอยากร้องเรียน → Bir şikayette bulunmak istiyorum → Tôi muốn khiếu nại → 我要投诉
• Where can I make a complaint? (US)
  Who can I complain to? (UK) → لـِمَنْ يـُمْكِنُني أَنْ أُقَدِّمُ شَكْوى → Komu si můžu stěžovat? → Hvem kan jeg klage til? → Bei wem kann ich mich beschweren? → Σε ποιον μπορώ να υποβάλλω τα παράπονά μου; → ¿A quién debo reclamar? → Kenelle voin valittaa? → Qui est chargé des réclamations ? → Kome se mogu požaliti? → A chi posso rivolgermi per un reclamo? → 誰に苦情を言えばいいのですか？ → 항의는 누구에게 하나요? → Bij wie kan ik een klacht indienen? → Hvem kan jeg klage til? → Do kogo mam skierować skargę? → Para quem eu posso reclamar? → Кому я могу пожаловаться? → Vem kan jag klaga till? → ฉันจะร้องเรียนได้กับใคร? → Kime şikayet edebilirim? → Tôi có thể khiếu nại với ai? → 我可以向谁投诉？

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complaint

n queja; chief — motivo de consulta

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