complain

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kəmˈpleɪn/

Definition of complain

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
    “Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.”
    “O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!”
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
    “Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.”
    “O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!”
  2. (intransitive)To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
    “They've complained about me to the police again.”
    “Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?”
    “If you get cheated by the Better Business Bureau, who do you complain to?”
  3. To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
    “the complaining bed-springs”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.

Anagrams of complain

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