complaint

complaint
com|plaint
W3S2 [kəmˈpleınt] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: complainte, from complaindre; COMPLAIN]
1.) [U and C]
a statement in which someone complains about something
▪ The sales assistants are trained to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.
▪ A common complaint among air passengers is that not enough leg room is provided.
formal/official complaint
complaint about
▪ Keating was dismissed after complaints about the quality of his work.
complaint of
▪ complaints of police brutality
complaint from/to
▪ complaints from local residents
▪ a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority
complaint against
▪ All complaints against police officers are carefully investigated.
complaint that
▪ We are concerned by complaints that children are being bullied.
▪ If you wish to make a complaint , you should see the manager (=complain formally to someone) .
have/receive a complaint
▪ The BBC received a stream of complaints about the programme.
▪ Complaints are dealt with by the customer services department.
▪ The Council received over 10,000 letters of complaint .
file/lodge/submit a complaint
(=complain officially to someone)
▪ She went to the city council and lodged a complaint.
reason/cause/grounds for complaint
▪ Anyone dismissed because of their race has legitimate grounds for complaint.
▪ a complaints procedure (=a system for dealing with complaints)
2.)
something that you complain about
▪ Our main complaint was the poor standard of service.
▪ My only complaint is that the price is rather high.
3.) formal
an illness that affects a particular part of your body
▪ He is having treatment for a chest complaint .

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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