Complaint Meaning
/kəmˈpleɪnt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of complaining.
nounA grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
Sentence Examples
I am sick of your complaint.
The company went after its no. 1 customer complaint: power outages.
Through whom am I to make my complaint, then?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager deleted the formal ____ after the customer withdrew the accusation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The angry customer filed a formal ____ regarding the genuinely defective product.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English compleynte, from Anglo-Norman compleint, from Old French compleindre, eventually from Latin planctus (whence plaint).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Complaints have risen in particular from passengers changing trains, who have observed little or no improvement in their ability to navigate between the station's 13 platforms."
— 2020 July 29, Paul Stephen, “A new collaboration centred on New Street”, in Rail, page 54:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The manager deleted the formal ____ after the customer withdrew the accusation.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The angry customer filed a formal ____ regarding the genuinely defective product.