complaint
noun/kəmˈpleɪnt/
Etymology From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).
1
The act of complaining.
- customer complaints
- noise complaints
4 more examples
- 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.2020 July 29, Paul Stephen, “A new collaboration centred on New Street”, in Rail, page 54:
2
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
- I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
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.
- Don't come too close; I've got this nasty complaint.
- Synonyms
- criminal complaint, complaint of an offence, offense, charge, charges, criminal information, inform the police, authorities, notification of the police, report an offence, offense to the police