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complaint

 
 
/kəmˈpleɪnt/ noun

Translation

NOT SATISFACTORY [C, U] when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory
şikayet, itiraz
a letter of complaint I wish to make a complaint. We received several complaints about the noise.1169
ANNOYING THING [C] something that makes you complain
yakınma, dertlenme
My only complaint was the lack of refreshments.1169
ILLNESS [C] an illness
hastalık, dert, şikayet
a stomach complaint574
(Definition of complaint noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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