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English noun: complaint | |||
| 1. | complaint (state) an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | ||
| Synonyms | ailment, ill | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disorder, upset | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | kinetosis, motion sickness, pip | ||
| 2. | complaint (communication) (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cry, yell | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exclamation, lament, lamentation, plaint, wail | ||
| 3. | complaint (communication) an expression of grievance or resentment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | objection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | grievance, grumble, grumbling, jeremiad, kvetch, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering, pet peeve, whimper, whine | ||
| 4. | complaint (communication) (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pleading | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | libel | ||
| Domain category | civil law | ||
| 5. | complaint (communication) (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | ||
| Samples | He was arrested on a charge of larceny. | ||
| Synonyms | charge | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pleading | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | accusal, accusation | ||
| Part meronym | bill of indictment, indictment | ||
| Domain category | criminal law | ||
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