complaint
noun
an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding.
countercomplaint
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a word derived from
complaint.
Example Sentences
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CBS, in its countercomplaint last fall, alleged that Sony was motivated to cut the network out of a lucrative deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
Both Leviss’ lawsuit and Sandoval’s countercomplaint center on an incident on March 1, 2023, where Madix allegedly went through Sandoval’s phone after it fell from his pocket during a West Hollywood performance with his band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
In his countercomplaint, Gray claimed that Quillen had taken a $160,000 engagement ring that Gray bought for Jacqueline — an accusation that Quillen has denied.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 26, 2022
On Monday, Mr. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers said that he had asked them to file a countercomplaint of slander against Ms. Banon.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2011
To offset Bourguiba's U.N. appeal, Pineau lodged a countercomplaint with the Security Council, charging, accurately enough, that Tunisia had permitted Algerian rebels to operate from Tunisian soil.
From Time Magazine Archive
