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complaints

kəmˈpleɪnt

noun

a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

I intend to make an official complaint

protest,protestation,objection,remonstrance,statement of dissatisfaction,grievance,charge,accusation,criticism,cavil,quibble,grumble,moan,whine,twine,beef,gripe,grouse,grouch,whinge,yike,plaint

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complaint

kəmˈpleɪnt

noun

a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.

I intend to make an official complaint

protest,protestation,objection,remonstrance,statement of dissatisfaction,grievance,charge,accusation,criticism,cavil,quibble,grumble,moan,whine,twine,beef,gripe,grouse,grouch,whinge,yike,plaint

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complains

kəmˈpleɪn

verb

express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources

protest,grumble,moan,whine,bleat,carp,cavil,lodge a complaint,make a complaint,make a fuss,object to,speak out against,rail at,oppose,lament,bewail,criticize,find fault with,run down,inveigh against,mither,twine,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink,bellyache,beef,grouch,grouse,bitch,sound off,go on about,pick holes in,whinge,gripe,grizzle,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,chirp,crib,natter,plain over

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complained

kəmˈpleɪn

verb

express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources

protest,grumble,moan,whine,bleat,carp,cavil,lodge a complaint,make a complaint,make a fuss,object to,speak out against,rail at,oppose,lament,bewail,criticize,find fault with,run down,inveigh against,mither,twine,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink,bellyache,beef,grouch,grouse,bitch,sound off,go on about,pick holes in,whinge,gripe,grizzle,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,chirp,crib,natter,plain over

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complain

kəmˈpleɪn

verb

express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.

local authorities complained that they lacked sufficient resources

protest,grumble,moan,whine,bleat,carp,cavil,lodge a complaint,make a complaint,make a fuss,object to,speak out against,rail at,oppose,lament,bewail,criticize,find fault with,run down,inveigh against,mither,twine,kick up a fuss,kick up a stink,bellyache,beef,grouch,grouse,bitch,sound off,go on about,pick holes in,whinge,gripe,grizzle,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,chirp,crib,natter,plain over

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cavils

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

noun

a petty or unnecessary objection.

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cavilling

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

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cavilled

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

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caviling

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

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caviled

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

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cavil

ˈkav(ə)l

verb

make petty or unnecessary objections.

they cavilled at the cost

complain,carp,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,find fault with,quibble about,niggle about,criticize,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes in,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,kvetch about

noun

a petty or unnecessary objection.

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carps

kɑːp

verb

complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.

I don’t want to carp about the way you did it

complain,cavil,grumble,moan,grouse,grouch,whine,bleat,quibble,niggle,nag,find fault with,criticize,pick on,censure,denounce,condemn,decry,disparage,mither,twine,gripe,beef,bellyache,bitch,nitpick,pick holes,split hairs,sound off,kick up a fuss,knock,whinge,chunter,create,be on at someone,kvetch,complaining,cavilling,grumbling,moaning,grousing,grouching,grouchy,whining,bleating,fault-finding,quibbling,niggling,captious,nagging,critical,criticizing,censorious,condemnatory,disparaging,scathing,slighting,reproachful,deprecatory,hypercritical,overcritical,pedantic,pass-remarkable,griping,bellyaching,bitching,nitpicking,hair-splitting,picky,whingeing,chuntering,mithering,kvetching

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carped

kɑːp

verb

complain or find fault continually about trivial matters.

I don’t want to carp about the way you did it

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bitched

bɪtʃ

verb

make spitefully critical comments.

everybody was bitching about their colleagues

be spiteful about,criticize,find fault with,run down,cast aspersions on,speak ill of,slander,malign,complain,moan,grumble,grouse,grouch,gripe,knock,pull to pieces,take apart,do a hatchet job on,whinge,bad-mouth,trash,twine,slag off,rubbish

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