Dictionary entry details
• COMPLAINT (noun)
Meaning:
An often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
ailment; complaint; ill
Hypernyms ("complaint" is a kind of...):
disorder; upset (condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complaint"):
pip (a minor nonspecific ailment)
kinetosis; motion sickness (the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle)
Meaning:
(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("complaint" is a kind of...):
cry; yell (a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complaint"):
exclamation (a loud complaint or protest or reproach)
lament; lamentation; plaint; wail (a cry of sorrow and grief)
Meaning:
An expression of grievance or resentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("complaint" is a kind of...):
objection (the speech act of objecting)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complaint"):
whimper; whine (a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way)
pet peeve (an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed)
kvetch ((Yiddish) a nagging complaint)
jeremiad (a long and mournful complaint)
grumble; grumbling; murmur; murmuring; mutter; muttering (a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone)
grievance (a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action)
Meaning:
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("complaint" is a kind of...):
pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
Domain category:
civil law (the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complaint"):
libel (the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks)
Meaning:
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
charge; complaint
Context example:
he was arrested on a charge of larceny
Hypernyms ("complaint" is a kind of...):
pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
Domain category:
criminal law (the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "complaint"):
accusal; accusation (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
Holonyms ("complaint" is a part of...):
bill of indictment; indictment (a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense)
