Verb: complain kum'pleyn
- Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother complains all day";
- kick [informal], plain [archaic], sound off, kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan
- Make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
"The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
Derived forms: complaining, complains, complained
Type of: charge, express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Antonym: cheer
Encyclopedia: Complain