Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of complaining.

    customer complaints

    noise complaints

  2. (countable, uncountable)A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.

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

    Klage, Anzeige, Monierung

    жа́лобаžáloba, недово́льствоnedovólʹstvo, нарека́ниеnarekánije

    ска́ргаskárha, жа́лобаžáloba

    an expression of grievance or resentment

  3. (countable, uncountable)In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.

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

  4. (countable, uncountable)In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.

    Strafanzeige, Anzeige

    искisk

  5. (countable, uncountable)A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.

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

    Beschwerde, Leiden, Krankheit

    недомога́ниеnedomogánije, неду́гnedúg

    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

Examples

333 sentences
  1. I'd like to file a complaint.

    Я би хотів написати скаргу. — deniko

    ruЯ бы хотел написать жалобу. — fjay69

    deIch würde gerne eine Beschwerde einreichen. — Zaghawa

  2. I want to make a complaint.

    Я хочу поскаржитись. — older

    ruЯ хочу подать жалобу. — marafon

    deIch will mich beschweren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I've heard no complaints from Tom.

    Я не чув від Тома жодної скарги. — older

    ruЯ не слышал от Тома жалоб. — marafon

    deIch habe keine Klagen von Tom gehört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I have a complaint to make.

    Мені треба поскаржитися. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу подать жалобу. — marafon

  5. I'm tired of all your complaints.

    Я втомився від твоїх скарг. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining:
Русский
By meaning 3
grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining:
criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another:
bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining:
criminal law: preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another:
bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder:

Origin

From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre,

From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).

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Forms

plural: complaints
Singularcomplaint
Pluralcomplaints

regular

Synonyms

17 synonyms
noiseA1offenseB2grouchplaintmoanailmentauthoritiescomplaint of an offencecriminal informationinform the policenotification of the policereport an offenceoffense to the police
penal:chargeB1
in criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer:criminal complaint
criminal:charges
Close in meaning
  • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense:charge
  • an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining:ailmentill

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • file a complaint
  • lot of complaints
  • a formal complaint
  • had no complaints
  • have any complaints
  • filed the complaint
  • make a complaint
  • any complaints
  • formal complaint
  • of complaints about
  • no complaints
  • of your complaints

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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