complain (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *complain*:
VERB	communication	complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
communication	complain	make a formal accusation

complain > pronunciation
Sounds	kahmpley'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

English > *complain*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They complain that there was a traffic accident
Example	"My mother complains all day"
Synonyms	kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Narrower	backbite, bitch	say mean things
	bleat	talk / talk whiningly
	deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan	regret strongly
	gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler	complain
	grouch, grumble, scold	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
	murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
	nag, peck, hen-peck	bother persistently with trivial complaints
	protest	Utter words / words of protest
	rail, inveigh	complain bitterly
	repine	Express discontent
	report	complain about
	whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp	complain whiningly
Opposite	cheer, cheer up, chirk up	Become cheerful
Spanish	lamentarse, lamentar, protestar, quejarse
Catalan	lamentar-se, lamentar, queixar-se
Nouns	complainer	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
Nouns	complaint	an expression of grievance or resentment

English > *complain*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
Broader	charge	make an accusatory claim
Nouns	complainant	a person who brings an action in a court of law
	complaint	(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
	complaint	(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

HyperDic: complain