Complaint I Make Kəmˈpleɪnt Common Received Number Customers

• the most common complaint is about poor service.
• we received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities.
• i'd like to make a complaint about the noise.
• i believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses.

complaint

1. a reason for not being satisfied; a statement that somebody makes saying that they are not satisfied
• The most common complaint is about poor service.
• We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking facilities.
• I'd like to make a complaint about the noise.
• I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses.
• a complaint that he had been unfairly treated
• a formal complaint
• to file/lodge (= make) a complaint
2. the act of complaining
• I can see no grounds for complaint.
• a letter of complaint
• I'm afraid I'm not satisfied with this.
• I'm sorry. This isn't acceptable/good enough. We've been waiting half an hour.
• I'd like to make a complaint. The radio I bought doesn't work.
• Excuse me—this isn't what I asked for. I'm having/I ordered the soup, not the salad.
• I'd like to speak to the manager. I've got a complaint about something I bought.
3. an illness, especially one that is not serious, and often one that affects a particular part of the body
• a skin complaint

Extra Examples

• He has a minor skin complaint.
• I have a complaint about the food.
• My only complaint is that the website is a little difficult to use.
• Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint.
• One of the chief complaints is the cost.
• The tribunal heard complaints against the director.
• The way I was treated gave me no cause for complaint.
• They filed a complaint with the Commission.
• We have had some serious complaints from parents.
• a complaint about working conditions
• a complaint against the police
• a complaint from a customer
• a complaint from the neighbours
• a complaint of unfair dismissal
• complaints arising from late payment
• to make a complaint to the authorities
• He suffers from a skin complaint called ‘rosacea’.
• I believe you have a serious complaint against one of our nurses.
• I can see no grounds for complaint.
• I’d like to make a complaint about the noise.
• I’m planning to write a formal letter of complaint.
• The couple have lodged an official complaint against the hospital.
• The police have an independent complaints procedure to deal with such issues.
• We received a number of complaints from customers about the lack of parking.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French complainte, feminine past participle of complaindre ‘to lament’, from medieval Latin complangere ‘bewail’, from Latin com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere ‘to lament’.