complaint
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //kəmˈpleɪnt//
The act of complaining.
Substantiv
- 1
The act of complaining.
customer complaints
noise complaints
file complaints
The company received numerous complaints about the product.
- 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
In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based.
- 4
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.
Herkunft
From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).
Formen
- Plural
- complaints
complaint · The act of complaining.
complete · To finish; to make done; to reach the end.completed · Finished.completely · In a complete manner; thoroughly.