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Definition of Complain
1. Verb. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. "They complain that there was a traffic accident "; "She has a lot to kick about"
Specialized synonyms: Hen-peck, Nag, Peck, Backbite, Bitch, Grizzle, Whine, Yammer, Yawp, Croak, Gnarl, Grumble, Murmur, Mutter, Grouch, Grumble, Scold, Protest, Repine, Beef, Bellyache, Bitch, Crab, Gripe, Grouse, Holler, Squawk, Inveigh, Rail, Bemoan, Bewail, Deplore, Lament, Report, Bleat
Antonyms: Cheer
Derivative terms: Complainer, Complaint, Kick
2. Verb. Make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge. "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
Definition of Complain
1. v. i. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure, regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; -- commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
2. v. t. To lament; to bewail.
Definition of Complain
1. Verb. (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Complain
1. to express discontent [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Complain
Literary usage of Complain
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Innocents Abroad; Or, The New Pilgrim's Progress: Being Some Account of by Mark Twain (1884)
"Hut Oliver did not complain. The horses dragged the wagon two miles from town and
... Oliver did not complain. Fire days of pushing the wagon by day and ..."
2. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"VIII. determined to go to the Hellespont, and complain of B.0411. He stops on
their conduct in the affair of ..."
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