Synonyms for complaint
kəmˈpleɪntcom·plaint

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1. complaint

   Disease is the general term for any deviation from health; in a more limited sense it denotes some definite morbid condition; disorder and affection are rather partial and limited; as, a nervous affection; a disorder of the digestive system. Sickness was generally used in English speech and literature, till the close of the eighteenth century at least, for every form of physical disorder, as abundantly appears in the English Bible: "Jesus went about ... healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people," Matt. iv, 23; "Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died," 2 Kings xiii, 14. There is now, in England, a tendency to restrict the words sick and sickness to nausea, or "sickness at the stomach," and to hold ill and illness as the only proper words to use in a general sense. This distinction has received but a very limited acceptance in the United States, where sick and sickness have the earlier and wider usage. We speak of trifling ailments, a slight indisposition, a serious or a deadly disease; a slight or severe illness; a painful sickness. Complaint is a popular term, which may be applied to any degree of ill health, slight or severe. Infirmity denotes a chronic or lingering weakness or disability, as blindness or lameness.

   Synonyms:
   affection, ailment, disease, disorder, distemper, illness, indisposition, infirmity, malady, sickness, unhealthiness, unsoundness

   Antonyms:
   health, robustness, soundness, strength, sturdiness, vigor

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1. complaint

   Synonyms:
   murmur, discontent, repining, grievance, annoyance, remonstrance, expostulation, lamentation, sickness, disease

   Antonyms:
   congratulation, rejoicing, approbation, complacency, boon, benefit, applause, jubilee, health, sanity

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1. ailment, complaint, illnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   ill, charge, ailment

2. complaintnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   ill, charge, ailment

3. complaintnoun

   an expression of grievance or resentment

   Synonyms:
   ill, charge, ailment

4. complaintnoun

   (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based

   Synonyms:
   ill, charge, ailment

5. charge, complaintnoun

   (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

   "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

   Synonyms:
   direction, ailment, bearing, mission, bang, ill, heraldic bearing, commission, thrill, kick, bursting charge, care, burster, armorial bearing, charge, tutelage, billing, cathexis, explosive charge, accusation, electric charge, guardianship, flush, boot, rush

Matched Categories

1. • Civil Law
   • Criminal Law
   • Cry
   • Disorder
   • Objection
   • Pleading

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1. complaintnoun

   Synonyms:
   murmur, lamention, plaint, lament, wail

2. complaintnoun

   Synonyms:
   malady, disease, ailment, ail, illness, indisposition, disorder, distemper, sickness

3. complaintnoun

   Synonyms:
   accusation, charge, information against

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1. complaintnoun

   Synonyms:
   murmur, plaint, lamentation, malady, ailment, disease, accusation, allegation, information

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1. List of paraphrases for "complaint":

   complaints, claim, denunciation, grievance, allegation, complainant, plainte, complain, communication, claims, request, complained, petition

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How to use complaint in a sentence?

1. Lucian Chalfen:

   As this is a sex crime, a redacted complaint will be available shortly.

2. Geoffrey Manne:

   The FTC complaint sort of defeats the purpose.

3. David Kenner:

   We're going to file an amended complaint seeking additional remedies, it's incredulous that the university changed its position from yesterday to today, with the only intervening action being the filing of the lawsuit.

4. Subhankar Goldar:

   When this boy called us, he just quickly said we must rescue them. But the families hadn’t lodged a police complaint and we could not move on our own, thankfully, we could locate this woman’s family through a contact. (They) needed a lot of counseling before they filed a missing report with the police, because they were convinced that their daughter was happily married to this young, good-looking, rich guy.

5. Jackie Speier:

   The so-called process was clearly drafted to protect the institution rather than the most vulnerable, survivors have to sign a never-ending nondisclosure agreement just to start the complaint process, which is unheard of in the private sector, then continue to work in their office alongside their harasser.