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complaint
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ nounDefinition
NOT SATISFACTORY [C, U] › when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory: a letter of complaint I wish to make a complaint. We received several complaints about the noise.
ANNOYING THING [C] › something that makes you complain: My only complaint was the lack of refreshments.
ILLNESS [C] › an illness: a stomach complaint
(Definition of complaint noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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