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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Complain \Com*plain"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Complained (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Complaining.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L.
     plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a
     sign of grief, to lament. See Plaint.]
     1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,
        regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
        commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a
        timber or wheel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
              king?                                 --Shak.
  
     Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
          regret; murmur.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t.
     To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd
           Her wrongs to us.                        --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Complain \Com*plain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Complained; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Complaining.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere;
     com- + L. plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or
     head as a sign of grief, to lament. See Plaint.]
     1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,
        regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --
        commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a
        timber or wheel.
  
              O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.
  
     2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.
  
              Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the
              king?                                 --Shak.
  
     Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;
          regret; murmur.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t.
     To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]
  
           They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel.
  
           By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd Her
           wrongs to us.                            --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  complain
       v 1: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness;
            "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick
            about" [syn: kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch]
            [ant: cheer]
       2: make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The
          plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had
          physically abused his client"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (μτβ+αμτβ) παραπονιέμαι/παραπονούμαι, λέω ότι είμαι ενοχλημένος,
  δυστυχισμένος ή μη ικανοποιημένος με κάποιον ή κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction,
  or resentment.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal
  charge.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction,
  or resentment.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal
  charge.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction,
  or resentment.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal
  charge.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction,
  or resentment.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal
  charge.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     Englanti vb.
     valittaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  complain
     Engelska vb.
     1 klaga, gnälla
     2 protestera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  beklag doen, kla

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  إشتك

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  complain //kəmˈpleɪn// 
  1. оплаквам се
  to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
  2. подавам жалба
  to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  reklamovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  stěžovat si

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  naříkat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  žalovat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  cwynfan 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  cwyno 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  cwynfanu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  achwyn 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  eingo 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  sich beklagen, sich beschweren 
           Note: über; bei; dass
        "Can't complain."  - Man muss zufrieden sein.
        "I can't complain."  - Ich kann mich nicht beklagen.
   see: complaining, complained
  
           Note: of; about; to; that

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  klagen 
           Note: über
        "I can't complain."  - Ich kann nicht klagen.
   see: complaining, complained, complains, complained, be uncomplaining
  
           Note: of

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  reklamieren 
     Synonyms: reclaim, protest
  
   see: reclaiming, protesting, complaining, reclaimed, protested, complained, reclaims, protests, complains, reclaimed, protested, complained
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  
  παραπονιέμαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  complain //kəmˈpleɪn// 
  1. valittaa
  to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
  2. valittaa, tehdä valitus
  to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  complain /kəmplein/
  porter plainte, se plaindre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/ 
  1. शिकायत~करना
        "He complained to the police about his neighbour's mischieves."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  jadikovati, naricati, potužiti se, tužiti se, žaliti se

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  complain //kəmˈpleɪn// 
  adu
  to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  lagnarsi

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  complain //kəmˈpleɪn// 
  1. とやかく言う, ぶつぶつ言う, ぼやく
  to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
  2. 文句する, 訴える
  to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  complain /kəmpleın/ 
  skųstis, reikšti nepasitenkinimą, guostis, bėdoti

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  complain /kəmˈpleɪn/ 
   1.  skarżyć się (to sb - komuś)  (of - na)  (at - na)  (about - na)
   2.  narzekać (of - na)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  complain /kəmplein/
  lamentar-se, lastimar-se, queixar-se

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  complain /kəmplein/
  quejarse

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  complain //kəmˈpleɪn// 
  klaga
  to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  complain /kəmplˈeɪn/
  1. şikâyet etmek, yakınmak, derdini anlatmak, içini dökmek
  2. suçlamak. complainant  şikâyetçi, davacı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kəmˈpɫeɪn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  132 Moby Thesaurus words for "complain":
     accuse, ail, air a grievance, allege, arraign, article,
     be affected with, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch, boggle, book,
     boycott, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book,
     call in question, carp at, challenge, charge, cite, clamor,
     complain loudly, complain of, confront, contend with, crab, croak,
     cry, cry out against, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur,
     denounce, denunciate, dispute, dissent, enter a protest,
     expostulate, face down, face out, face up to, fasten on,
     fasten upon, feel ill, find fault, finger, fret, fret and fume,
     front, fuss, gripe, groan, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grunt,
     hang something on, holler, howl, impeach, imply, impute, indict,
     inform against, inform on, insinuate, kick, kick against,
     labor under, lament, lay charges, lodge a complaint,
     lodge a plaint, make a stand, march, meet head-on, moan, murmur,
     mutter, nag, object, offer resistance, oppose, pester, picket,
     pin on, prefer charges, press charges, press objections, protest,
     put on report, raise a howl, rally, recalcitrate,
     register a complaint, reluct, remonstrate, repine, report,
     reproach, revolt, scruple, show fight, sing the blues, sit in,
     squawk, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to,
     state a grievance, strike, strive against, suffer, take on,
     take to task, task, taunt with, tax, teach in, twit, wail, whimper,
     whine, withstand, worry, yap, yell bloody murder, yelp
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 抱怨,悲叹,控诉;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     v. 抱怨,埋怨,控拆,不满

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