complain

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• /kəmˈpleɪn/
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• rhymes with -eɪn
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pl(e)h2-n-g-e-tider. Proto-Italic *plāngō Latin plango Latin plangere Medieval Latin complangereder. Old French conplaindre Old French complaindreder. Middle English complaynen English complain From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: شَكَا (šakā) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Arabic: اِشْتَكَى (ištakā) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Armenian: բողոքել (boġokʻel) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Armenian: բողոք հայտնել (boġokʻ haytnel) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Armenian: բողոք հարուցել (boġokʻ harucʻel) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Armenian: բողոք տալ (boġokʻ tal) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Armenian: գանգատ տալ (gangat tal) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Asturian: quexar — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Azerbaijani: şikayət etmək — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Bulgarian: подавам жалба (podavam žalba) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Chinese Mandarin: 投訴 /投诉 (tóusù) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Czech: podat stížnost — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Dutch: een klacht indienen — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Dutch: klagen — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Dutch: zeiken — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Dutch: kankeren — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Esperanto: plendi — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Finnish: valittaa — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Finnish: tehdä valitus — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• French: porter plainte — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Georgian: ჩივილი (čivili) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• German: sich beschweren — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• German: klagen — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Ancient Greek: μέμφομαι (mémphomai) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Irish: bí ag clamhsán — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Irish: déan clamhsán — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Japanese: 文句する (monku suru) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Japanese: 訴える (uttaeru) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Korean: 고소(告訴)하다 (gosohada) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Korean: 고발(告發)하다 (gobalhada) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Polish: skarżyć — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Polish: składać skargę — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Portuguese: queixar-se — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Romanian: se plânge — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Romanian: reclama — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Russian: жа́ловаться (žálovatʹsja) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Russian: подава́ть жа́лобу (podavátʹ žálobu) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Scottish Gaelic: dèan casaid — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Spanish: reclamar — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Spanish: protestar — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Spanish: quejarse — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Spanish: querellarse — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Swahili: lalamika — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Thai: ร้องเรียน (rɔ́ɔng-riian) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Ukrainian: ска́ржитися (skáržytysja) — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Vietnamese: thưa kiện — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Welsh: achwyn — to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge
• Southern Altai: сыстаар (sïstaar) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Arabic: تَذَمَّرَ (taḏammara) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Arabic: اِشْتَكَى (ištakā) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Arabic: شَكَا (šakā) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Arabic: شْكَى (ška) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Armenian: գանգատվել (gangatvel) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Armenian: գանգատիլ (gangatil) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Azerbaijani: şikayət etmək — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Basque: auhendatu — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Bulgarian: оплаквам се (oplakvam se) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Catalan: queixar-se — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Catalan: plànyer-se — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Chinese Mandarin: 抱怨 (bàoyuàn) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Chinese Mandarin: 發牢騷 /发牢骚 (fā láosāo) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Chinese Mandarin: 悲嘆 /悲叹 (bēitàn) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Czech: stěžovat si — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Dalmatian: plungro — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Danish: klage — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Danish: beklage sig — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Danish: brokke sig — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Dutch: klagen — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Esperanto: plendi — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Finnish: valittaa — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• French: se plaindre — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Galician: laiar — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Galician: queixarse — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Galician: carpir — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Galician: tanxer — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Georgian: წუწუნი (c̣uc̣uni) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Georgian: ბუზღუნი (buzɣuni) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Georgian: ჩივილი (čivili) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• German: sich beschweren — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• German: klagen — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• German: sich beklagen — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• German: meckern — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• German: motzä — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaƕōtjan) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (birōdjan) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Greek: παραπονιέμαι (paraponiémai) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Hawaiian: hoʻohalahala — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Hebrew: הִתְלוֹנֵן (hitlonén) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Hindi: शिकायत करना (śikāyat karnā) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Ido: plendar — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Indonesian: adu — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Indonesian: merajuk — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Indonesian: mengeluh — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Irish: bí ag clamhsán — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Irish: déan clamhsán — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Irish: éagaoin — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Italian: lamentarsi — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Italian: lagnarsi — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Japanese: ぼやく (boyaku) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Japanese: ぶつぶつ言う (butsubutsu iu) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Japanese: とやかく言う (toyakaku iu) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Korean: 불평(不平)하다 (bulpyeonghada) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Korean: 불만(不滿)을 말하다 (bulman-eul malhada) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Korean: 항의(抗議)하다 (hang'uihada) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Korean: 민원(民願)을 제기(提起)하다 (minwon-eul jegihada) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Kyrgyz: сыздоо (sızdoo) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Latin: queror — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Malay: adu — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Malayalam: പരാതിപ്പെടുക (parātippeṭuka) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Maltese: gerger — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Occitan: plànher — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Old English: mǣnan — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Polish: narzekać — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Polish: skarżyć się — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Portuguese: reclamar — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Portuguese: queixar-se — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Romanian: plânge — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Russian: жа́ловаться (žálovatʹsja) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Russian: сетовать (setovatʹ) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Russian: ныть (nytʹ) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Scottish Gaelic: gearain — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Scottish Gaelic: talaich — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Serbo-Croatian: žaliti se — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Serbo-Croatian: požaliti se — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Spanish: quejarse — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Spanish: alegar — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Spanish: lamentarse — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Spanish: querellarse — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Swahili: lalamika — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Swedish: klaga — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Thai: บ่น (bòn) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Tocharian B: pälw- — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Ukrainian: ска́ржитися (skáržytysja) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Ukrainian: ни́ти (nýty) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Ukrainian: жалі́тися (žalítysja) — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Vietnamese: phàn nàn — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Volapük: plonön — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Walloon: si plinde — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Welsh: achwyn — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Welsh: cwyno — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Welsh: conan — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Yoruba: ṣàròyé — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Yoruba: ráhùn — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
• Yoruba: rojọ́ — to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment