0 a statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory:
We've received a complaint from one of our listeners about offensive language.
I've made a complaint (= formally complained) to the police about the noise.
[ + that ] We've had complaints that you've been playing your radio too loud.
Do you have any grounds for complaint (= reason to formally complain)?
1 an illness:
2 a statement that something is wrong or not good enough, the act of complaining, or the thing you are complaining about:
[ C ] Her only complaint is that she sometimes didn’t get enough heat in her apartment.
[ C ] He filed a complaint with the commission, charging discrimination based on his disability.
3 a written or spoken statement in which someone says that somebody has done something wrong or that something is not satisfactory:
lodge/make/receive a complaint The council has said that it received complaints but that it cannot disclose details.
deal with/handle complaints They have an efficient system in place for dealing with customer complaints.
complaint about sb/sth The gas company has promised to investigate the man's complaint about a quarterly bill for £1,500.
complaint against sb/sth Complaints against an employment agency should be made to the Employment Agencies Standards office.
4 the act of complaining, or a reason for someone to complain:
5 a formal statement that someone has harmed somebody else or done something illegal, which must be proved in a court of law:
The manufacturers are reported to have received a long list of complaints from dissatisfied customers.
The company has new procedures for dealing with complaints.
We've received lots of complaints about the changes from regular listeners to the programme.
Unfortunately, complaints returned due to a disturbance of rhythm.
Memory complaints do reflect perceptions of past memory performance and are also an early manifestation of memory impairment.
Archives hold numerous complaints from provincial governors about the insufficiency of security forces under their authority and requests for additional mounted recruits.
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