The meaning of COMPLAIN is to express grief, pain, or discontent. How to use complain in a sentence.

COMPLAIN definition: 1. to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory: 2. to tell someone formally that something…. Learn more.

To complain is to protest against or lament a condition or wrong: to complain about high prices. To grumble is to utter surly, ill-natured complaints half to oneself: to grumble about the service.

Complain, grumble, growl, whine are terms for expressing dissatisfaction or discomfort. To complain is to protest against or lament a wrong: to complain about high prices.

Definition of complain verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you complain about something, you say you are not satisfied with it. Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfil their promises.

COMPLAIN meaning: 1 : to say or write that you are unhappy, sick, uncomfortable, etc., or that you do not like something often + about or of; 2 : to say (something that expresses annoyance or unhappiness)

to express dissatisfaction, pain, grief, or other negative feelings. She complained that the soup was cold. It was strange for the child to complain of a headache. The parents complained to the principal about …

Complain definition: To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

Synonyms for COMPLAIN: scream, whine, moan, grumble, mutter, worry, bitch, cry; Antonyms of COMPLAIN: rejoice, delight, accept, tolerate, take, endure, bear, applaud