complain

Meaning

Verb

• To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
• To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
• To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.

Related

Similar words

• grumble
• grouse
• grump
• bitch
• beef
• gripe
• whine
• kvetch
• moan
• whinge

Origin

• From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere ("to bewail, complain"), from Latin com- ("together") + plangere; see plain, plaint.