complaint

com·plaint  (km-plnt)

n.

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

2. A cause or reason for complaining; a grievance.

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. The presentation by the plaintiff in a civil action, setting forth the claim on which relief is 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. (Medicine / Pathology) a mild ailment

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

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.

Translations

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

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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 cœur
complaints procedure [kəmˈpleɪntz] n → procédure f de réclamation

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

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complaint → شكوى 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