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单词 complainer
释义

complain

verb

com·​plain kəm-ˈplān How to pronounce complain (audio)
complained; complaining; complains

intransitive verb

1
: to express grief, pain, or discontent
complaining about the weather
2
: to make a formal accusation or charge
He threatened to complain of him to the captain.
complainer noun
complainingly
kəm-ˈplā-niŋ-lē How to pronounce complain (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • beef
  • bellyache
  • bitch
  • bleat
  • carp
  • caterwaul
  • crab
  • croak
  • fuss
  • gripe
  • grizzle
  • grouch
  • grouse
  • growl
  • grumble
  • grump
  • holler
  • inveigh
  • keen
  • kick
  • kvetch
  • maunder [chiefly British]
  • moan
  • murmur
  • mutter
  • nag
  • repine
  • scream
  • squawk
  • squeal
  • wail
  • whimper
  • whine
  • whinge [British]
  • yammer
  • yawp
  • yaup
  • yowl
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Example Sentences

He works hard but he never complains. If you're unhappy with the service, you should complain to the manager. The students complained that the test was too hard. “These shoes are too tight,” he complained.
Recent Examples on the Web Shareholder returns at most of Europe’s major luxury companies have been stellar in recent years, so investors haven’t had much to complain about. Carol Ryan, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The eight penalties were unwelcome but other than that there isn’t much to complain about. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 The Browns have no room to complain about it, either. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022 That would succeed in providing Bannon and Trump with something new to complain about -- to try to muddy up both the committee hearings and the former's trial. Norman Eisen And Dennis Aftergut, CNN, 12 July 2022 The dark blue hue of sapphire is associated with royalty—nothing to complain about there. Vogue, 10 May 2022 Therefore, it’s probably not the place to complain about your significant other’s cooking, unless your significant other happens to be a restaurant or a food manufacturing company. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 May 2022 When a hashtag attacking the United States’ human rights record began trending on Chinese social media, some repurposed it as a way to complain about China, listing off recent problems and sarcastically attributing them to America. New York Times, 27 Apr. 2022 To be sure, Arkansas has reason to complain about a number of ticky-tack calls in the opening half given the overall physical nature of the game. Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English compleynen, from Anglo-French compleindre, from Vulgar Latin *complangere, from Latin com- + plangere to lament — more at plaint

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

complain

verb

com·​plain kəm-ˈplān How to pronounce complain (audio)
complained; complaining
: to express grief, pain, or discontent : find fault

Medical Definition

complain

intransitive verb

com·​plain kəm-ˈplān How to pronounce complain (audio)
: to speak of one's illness or symptoms
the patient visited the office complaining of weight loss

Legal Definition

complain

intransitive verb

com·​plain
: to make a complaint

complainer

noun

1
as in whiner
a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things she early on got a reputation as a complainer after finding fault with her work space

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • whiner
  • screamer
  • crybaby
  • grumbler
  • baby
  • fusspot
  • fussbudget
  • griper
  • kvetch
  • sniveler
  • moaner
  • fusser
  • weeper
  • crab
  • bellyacher
  • grump
  • kvetcher
  • wailer
  • squawker
  • bawler
  • bleater
  • malcontent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happy camper
2
as in crab
an irritable and complaining person a chronic complainer

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • crab
  • bear
  • mutterer
  • grump
  • crank
  • curmudgeon
  • whiner
  • sourpuss
  • grumbler
  • hunks
  • griper
  • grouser
  • growler
  • grouch
  • crosspatch
  • kicker
  • murmurer
  • fusser
  • croaker
  • killjoy
  • sorehead
  • spoilsport
  • nagger
  • grinch
  • bellyacher
  • nitpicker
  • hypochondriac
  • defeatist
  • faultfinder
  • quibbler
  • pessimist
  • party pooper
  • malcontent
  • objector
  • crock
  • repiner

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • optimist
  • Pollyanna
  • happy camper
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