Complain

Verb

 * 1)  To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
 * 2)  To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

Adverbs for Complain
bitterly; sorrowfully; dismally; audibly; feelingly; grievously; drawlingly; drearily; vehemently; respectfully; serviceably; happily; luckily; completely; entirely; thoroughly; mutually; opportunely; profitably;  advantageously; conveniently; astonishingly; ingeniously; peevishly; humorously; angrily; constantly; unjustly; ignorantly; pathetically; formally; jealously; frivolously; vexatiously; chronically; vigorously; dolefully.

Verbs for Complain
involve—; nurture—; psychoanalyze—; reously; delightfully; pleasantly; absolutely;  lieve—; remove—; subject to—; understand—; unravel—; —chains; —consumes; —fetters; —seeks an outlet; arm with—;

Synonyms for Complain
grumble; grouse; grump; bitch; beef; gripe; whine; kvetch; moan; whinge

Thesaurus
bellyache, bemoan, bitch, boggle, book, boycott, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book, call in question, carp at, challenge, charge, cite, clamor, complain loudly, complain of, confront, contend with, crab, croak, cry, cry out against, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, denounce, denunciate, dispute, dissent, enter a protest, expostulate, face down, face out, face up to, fasten on, fasten upon, feel ill, find fault, finger, fret, fret and fume, front, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt, hang something on, holler, howl, impeach, imply, impute, indict, inform against, inform on, insinuate, kick, kick against, labor under, lament, lay charges, lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, make a stand, march, meet head-on, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, object, offer resistance, oppose, pester, picket, pin on, prefer charges, press charges, press objections, protest, put on report, raise a howl, rally, recalcitrate, register a complaint, reluct, remonstrate, repine, report, reproach, revolt, scruple, show fight, sing the blues, sit in, squawk, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, state a grievance, strike, strive against, suffer, take on, take to task, task, taunt with, tax, teach in, twit, wail, whimper, whine, withstand, worry, yap, yell bloody murder, yelp

Etymology
< complaynen: <  complaindre: <  complangere: <  com-: + plangere:; see plain, plaint.

Pronunciation




Translations

 * Arabic: تذمر, اشتكى,  شكا
 * Bulgarian: оплаквам се
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 抱怨, 發牢騷, 发牢骚, 悲嘆, 悲叹
 * Czech: si
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: beschweren,
 * Greek:


 * Hindi: शिकायत करना
 * Ido:
 * Japanese:, ぶつぶつ言う,  とやかく言う
 * Polish: narzekać, skarżyć się
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: жаловаться, сетовать,  ныть
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian: подавам жалба
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 抱怨,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: een indienen,
 * Finnish: valittaa, tehdä valitus
 * French:


 * German: sich beschweren
 * Japanese: 文句する,
 * Russian: жаловаться, подавать жалобу
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:
 * Welsh:


 * : kvarta
 * : להתלונן (le'hitlonen)


 * : reclamare, lamentarsi, lagnarsi
 * : reclamar, queixar-se
 * : plânge
 * : požaliti, žaliti
 * : quejarse
 * : klaga
 * : reklamo

Anagrams

 * amplicon