Complaint

/kəmˈpleɪnt/ · noun

Meaning

The act of complaining..

Definitions by Sense

1. The act of complaining.
2. A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
3. (law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.
4. (law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
5. A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

Example Sentences

customer complaints

noise complaints

file complaints

The company received numerous complaints about the product.

He filed complaints with the housing authority.

Complaints have risen in particular from passengers changing trains, who have observed little or no improvement in their ability to navigate between the station's 13 platforms.

I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.

Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.

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