complain

Verb

Verb Forms: complained, complaining, complains

To express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- "My mother complains all day"
make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
- "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"
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.

Examples

Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
Players often complain about drawing too many vowels or consonants.
the complaining bed-springs
They've complained about me to the police again.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.

Synonyms

kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, beef, bellyache, bemoan, bitch, bleat, carp, chunter, complain, crab, croak, dump on, frine, girn, give out, gripe, grotch, grouch, grouse, grumble, grump, gruntle, harp, inveigh, latrate, make a stink, moan, murmur, mutter, nag, nark, nudzh, pinch, piss and moan, rail, repine, ride, snivel, whine, whinge

Antonyms

cheer

Scrabble Score: 14

complain: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
complain: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
complain: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

complain: valid Words With Friends Word