complaint

[ UK /kəmplˈe‍ɪnt/ ]
[ US /kəmˈpɫeɪnt/ ]

NOUN

(formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow
an expression of grievance or resentment
(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
he was arrested on a charge of larceny
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

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How To Use complaint In A Sentence

His wife shopped him to me with a bitter complaint about his clothes bill.
Handling complaints well can turn a dissatisfied customer into a loyal one.
The company has been sitting on my letter for weeks without dealing with my complaint.
A spokesman said: ‘Following a further complaint, visits to the tea room this year established the conditions of the licence had again been broken.’
The watchdog plans to issue formal regulatory guidance setting out how companies should handle endowment complaints and assess where compensation is due.
But, as soon as that box landed, as soon as he delved in and lifted out his brassie and his spoon and his cleek, Reid did not have a single complaint in the whole wide world.
Lateness and carelessness are subjects for complaint.
Bear in mind any houses overlooking your stables as you do not want to give neighbours cause for complaint. Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring
Where we find questionable practices in sales or complaint handling, firms can expect that we will take action. Times, Sunday Times
CORONATION Street has been cleared of inciting crime after an arson plot sparked a flurry of complaints. The Sun