complaint
noun
an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding.
complaints
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pluralof complaint.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“We’d been reading a lot of complaints about how people are fired in Silicon Valley and just treated like garbage,” Robert said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, social-media complaints about prices fell to around 1.5% in the third quarter from between 4% and 5% in the first three months of the year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They had the most sympathy with student complaints about the excessive size of classes and with the need to renovate the country's crumbling schools.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
In the year to August the Citizens Advice Consumer Service received 9,000 complaints about roofing work, including problems with construction, repairs and weatherproofing.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
But in spite of her complaints, she was proud that I was good enough to be considered for such a famous school.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
