complaint
Formal expression, unhappiness
A complaint is an expression of dissatisfaction or grievance: I filed a complaint with the manager, Her main complaint was the noise.
In legal contexts, a complaint is the formal document initiating a lawsuit.
Medical complaints are symptoms a patient reports: The patient's chief complaint was chest pain.
The word implies something is wrong and someone wants it addressed.
Formal claim of unfairness
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- inequityUnfair distribution or treatment
objection · protest · dispute · grouse · grumble · whine · moan · beef
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- defendantParty facing charges
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
- summonsFormal court notification
testimony · verdict · pleading · deposition · affidavit · tort · damages · injunction
Claim someone did wrong
- chargeCost or accusation
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- denunciationFormal public accusation
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
impeachment · recrimination · condemnation · censure · rebuke · reproach
Minor health problem
- maladyA bodily affliction
- conditionState or stipulation
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- disorderAbsence of organization
symptom · diagnosis · discomfort · presenting · chronic · acute · syndrome
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
disgruntlement · pique · grouchiness · vexation · exasperation · aggravation · peevishness · testiness
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
inequity · objection · protest · dispute · grouse · grumble · whine · moan · beef · quibble
lawsuit
Civil court proceeding
- litigationLegal dispute process
- defendantParty facing charges
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
summons · testimony · verdict · pleading · deposition · affidavit · tort · damages · injunction · arbitration
accusation
Claim someone did wrong
- chargeCost or accusation
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- denunciationFormal public accusation
allegation · impeachment · recrimination · condemnation · censure · rebuke · reproach
ailment
Minor health problem
- maladyA bodily affliction
- conditionState or stipulation
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
disorder · symptom · diagnosis · discomfort · presenting · chronic · acute · syndrome
frustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
bitterness · disgruntlement · pique · grouchiness · vexation · exasperation · aggravation · peevishness · testiness · grumpiness
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- legal systemattorney, landmark cases, criminal cases, lawyers, legal precedents
- accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- business troublesbankruptcy, crisis, failure, insolvency, layoffs
complaintcompliment
Words expressing approval
praise · commendation · acclaim · applause · approval
complaintcontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
satisfaction · contentedness · happiness · gratitude · acceptance
- can't complainResigned contentment expression
- noise complaintsObjections to excessive volume
- formal complaintOfficial documented objection
- file a complaint
- lodge a complaint
- customer complaintBuyer's formal dissatisfaction
complain, complaining, complainer, complaints, complains, complained, complainant, complainants, countercomplaint