Word Type

Noun

The word "complaint" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bill of complaint complaintful complaintive countercomplaint cross-complaint doorknob complaint noncomplaint summer complaint super-complaint

Etymologically Related To

plaint

Context

civil law legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cry disorder objection pleading upset yell

Type Of (IsA)

cry objection pleading

Related Terms

accusation adversary asserted bodily charge civil claim complain concern consumer complaint criminal defendant difficulty disease disorder grievance indictment information instituted magistrate notice plaintiff pleading problem symptom

Synonym Network

ailment charge grievance grumble

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