| complaint | | |
| n. (state) | 1. ailment, complaint, ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining. |
| ~ disorder, upset | a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning.; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time" |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (communication) | 2. complaint | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow. |
| ~ cry, yell | a loud utterance of emotion (especially when inarticulate).; "a cry of rage"; "a yell of pain" |
| ~ exclamation | a loud complaint or protest or reproach. |
| ~ lament, lamentation, wail, plaint | a cry of sorrow and grief.; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" |
| n. (communication) | 3. complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment. |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| ~ grievance | a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action. |
| ~ grumble, grumbling, murmuring, mutter, muttering, murmur | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. |
| ~ jeremiad | a long and mournful complaint.; "a jeremiad against any form of government" |
| ~ kvetch | (Yiddish) a nagging complaint. |
| ~ pet peeve | an opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed.; "grammatical mistakes are his pet peeve" |
| ~ whimper, whine | a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way. |
| n. (communication) | 4. complaint | (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based. |
| ~ pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. |
| ~ libel | the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks. |
| ~ civil law | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation. |
| n. (communication) | 5. charge, complaint | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense.; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" |
| ~ criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. |
| ~ pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding. |
| ~ accusal, accusation | a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt. |
| ~ bill of indictment, indictment | a formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense. |
| groan | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. groan, moan | an utterance expressing pain or disapproval. |
| ~ utterance, vocalization | the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication. |
| v. (communication) | 2. groan, moan | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure.; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| grumbling | | |
| n. (event) | 1. grumble, grumbling, rumble, rumbling | a loud low dull continuous noise.; "they heard the rumbling of thunder" |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. grumble, grumbling, murmur, murmuring, mutter, muttering | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. |
| ~ complaint | an expression of grievance or resentment. |
| adj. | 3. grumbling, rumbling | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound.; "the rumbling rolling sound of thunder" |
| ~ full | (of sound) having marked deepness and body.; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
| grumble | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. grouch, grumble, scold | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude.; "He scolded about anything that he thought was wrong"; "We grumbled about the increased work load" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| v. (communication) | 2. croak, gnarl, grumble, murmur, mutter | make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath.; "she grumbles when she feels overworked" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| v. (communication) | 3. growl, grumble, rumble | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds.; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| v. (perception) | 4. grumble, rumble | make a low noise.; "rumbling thunder" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
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