Complain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  • v. To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
  • v. To lament; to bewail.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To utter expressions of grief, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or dissatisfaction; lament or murmur about anything; find fault.
  • Figuratively, to make a sound resembling that of lamentation or suffering; emit a mournful sound or noise: as, the complaining wind; the sea complains dismally.
  • To utter an expression of discomfort or sorrow from some cause; speak of the suffering of anything: with of: as, to complain of headache, of poverty, or of wrong.
  • To make a formal accusation against a person, or on account of anything; make a charge: with of.
  • Synonyms To bewail, repine, grieve, mourn, grumble, croak.
  • To lament; bewail; deplore.
  • n. Complaint; outcry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  • v. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
  • Antonym
    rejoice   
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    charge   
    Hyponym
    inveigh    bellyache    beef    protest    bemoan    nag    croak    grouse    grumble    gripe   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    grumble    regret    mourn    murmur    deplore    grieve    bewail    repine    lament    grunt   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts