Complaint — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌdəlz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪsɪpˌeɪtə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌdəlz/.

Examples

he was arrested on a charge of larceny

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ill charge ailment

Parts of Speech

noun	an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
noun	(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
noun	an expression of grievance or resentment
noun	(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
noun	(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense “he was arrested on a charge of larceny”

Word Forms

ail	verb	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed
complain	verb	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
charge	verb	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beschwerde

eine oft anhaltende körperliche Störung oder Krankheit; ein Grund zur Beschwerde

🇫🇷French

plainte

un trouble ou une maladie physique souvent persistant ; une raison de se plaindre

🇪🇸Spanish

queja

un trastorno o enfermedad corporal a menudo persistente; un motivo para quejarse

🇮🇹Italian

rimostranza

un disturbo o una malattia fisica spesso persistente; motivo di lamentela

🇳🇱Dutch

klacht

een vaak aanhoudende lichamelijke aandoening of ziekte; een reden tot klagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

reclamação

um distúrbio ou doença corporal frequentemente persistente; motivo de reclamação

🇷🇺Russian

жалоба

часто стойкое физическое расстройство или болезнь; повод для жалоб

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकायत

अक्सर लगातार बने रहने वाला शारीरिक विकार या रोग; शिकायत का एक कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিযোগ

একটি প্রায়ই ক্রমাগত শারীরিক ব্যাধি বা রোগ; অভিযোগ করার একটি কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

புகார்

அடிக்கடி தொடர்ச்சியான உடல் கோளாறு அல்லது நோய்; புகார் செய்ய ஒரு காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫిర్యాదు

తరచుగా నిరంతర శారీరక రుగ్మత లేదా వ్యాధి; ఫిర్యాదు చేయడానికి ఒక కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

तक्रार

एक सतत शारीरिक विकार किंवा रोग; तक्रार करण्याचे एक कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરિયાદ

ઘણીવાર સતત શારીરિક વિકૃતિ અથવા રોગ; ફરિયાદ કરવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೂರು

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ನಿರಂತರ ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ ಅಥವಾ ರೋಗ; ದೂರು ನೀಡಲು ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരാതി

പലപ്പോഴും സ്ഥിരമായ ശാരീരിക അസ്വസ്ഥത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രോഗം; പരാതിപ്പെടാനുള്ള ഒരു കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ

ਇੱਕ ਅਕਸਰ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ; ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

شکایت

اکثر جسمانی خرابی یا بیماری؛ شکایت کا ایک سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抱怨

经常持续存在的身体失调或疾病；抱怨的理由

🇯🇵Japanese

苦情

しばしば持続する身体障害または病気。苦情を言う理由

🇰🇷Korean

불평

종종 지속적인 신체 장애 또는 질병; 불평의 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lời phàn nàn

rối loạn cơ thể hoặc bệnh tật thường dai dẳng; một lý do để phàn nàn

🇹🇭Thai

ร้องเรียน

ความผิดปกติทางร่างกายหรือโรคที่มักเกิดขึ้นอย่างต่อเนื่อง เป็นเหตุให้บ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

keluhan

kelainan atau penyakit tubuh yang sering kali menetap; alasan untuk mengeluh

🇵🇭Filipino

reklamo

isang madalas na paulit-ulit na sakit sa katawan o sakit; dahilan para magreklamo

🇲🇾Malay

aduan

gangguan atau penyakit badan yang sering berterusan; sebab untuk mengeluh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شكوى

اضطراب أو مرض جسدي مستمر في كثير من الأحيان؛ سببا للشكوى

🇮🇷Persian

شکایت

یک اختلال یا بیماری بدنی اغلب مداوم؛ دلیلی برای شکایت

🇹🇷Turkish

şikayet

sıklıkla kalıcı bir bedensel bozukluk veya hastalık; şikayet etmek için bir neden

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְלוּנָה

הפרעה או מחלה גופנית מתמשכת לעתים קרובות; סיבה להתלונן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'complaint'?

The primary meaning of 'complaint' is 'an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining'.

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