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    [Verb]  | "com*plain" | \ kəm-ˈplān \


    1: to express grief, pain, or discontent

    2: to make a formal accusation or charge


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English compleynen, from Anglo-French compleindre, from Vulgar Latin *complangere, from Latin com- + plangere to lament {mat|plaint|};

    [Idiom]  | "can't complain" 


    1: —used to say that one is fine

    [Verb]  | "complain" 


    1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;


      * e.g., " ... the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall "





     [ "complain" ]

    1: To express your feelings about a situation in an annoying manor all the time.

      * e.g.,  ... Shelby- "my back hurts", "my toe hurts","i dont what tacos for dinner" Marc- no body cares, shut the hell up and stop complaining. 

     [ "complain" ]

    1: to express discomfort and/or dissatisfaction

      * e.g.,  ... Most people are not happy when they complain. 

     [ "complain" ]

    1: verb: to indirectly indicate (usually verbally) that you are either unwilling or unable to find a solution.

      * e.g.,  ... He kept complaining about things he hat the power to change. 


     [ "complain" ]

    2: noun: an indirection (usually verbally) that you are either unwilling or unable to find a solution.

     [ "complain" ]

    1: 1- to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someone

      * e.g.,  ... 1-Residents are complaining because traffic in the area has increased. 


     [ "complain" ]

    2: 2-used to say that a situation is satisfactory, even though there may be a few problems

      * e.g.,  ... 2-I make a good living. I can't complain. 


     [ "complain" ]

    3: 3-to express

      * e.g.,  ... 3-Dr M.K complains "we don't have any light reading" 

     [ "complainer" ]

    1: A type of person whose only way of speaking is through non stop complaining. We all know someone like this, and we all hate someone like this. Beware a complainer, because once they find a vent they won't let that person go until they are a complainer themselves. Ironically the first symptom of becoming a complainer is complaining about a complainer who complained to you about something so miniscule it could not even be called a complaint unless of course it comes out of a complainer's mouth. As you can see I really hate complainers, and actually by defining this I myself am becoming a complainer...OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!

      * e.g.,  ... Me:Hey man whats up? Did you have a good breakfast? 

     [ "complainer" ]

    1: a complainer is someone who excessively complains yet is well aware of it. they loudly notice/complain about what everyone else secretly complains about. they merely speak for the multitude.

      * e.g.,  ... A: "You're such a complainer." 

     [ "complaining" ]

    1: Complaining is usually what hipocritical people do when something displeases them. they would rather use a verbal indication to express their displeasure of a certain thing, rather than taking a stand and doing something about it.

      * e.g.,  ... Hippie 1:There're like starving people all over the world man, i think i'll stand in front congress and wave a sign for a couple hours to get my point across. 

     [ "Complaining" ]

    1: expressing dissatisfaction and can only be told by tone of voice

      * e.g.,  ... he knew perfectly well he couldn't accuse me of complaining in the email 

     [ "complainer" ]

    1: Someone who is picky to the point of not being able to shut the fuck up about the bad stuff and concentrate on just ONE good thing around them.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh I can't believe I'm getting such a bad grade in this class! Ugh, I don't want to watch this, the TV sucks. I don't feel like studying today. I think I'll just take a nap instead. Wow this bed is so uncomfortable! I wish someone would run me over." "Shut up and stop being such a complainer before someone DOES." 


     [ "complainer" ]

    2: One who opens up their study material, flips on the TV, watches TV for twenty minutes and then exclaims, "STUDYING IS SOOOO HARD!"

     [ "complainative" ]

    1: that act of complaining or being in a mood where thats all your doing.

      * e.g.,  ... girl: "my back hurts" 

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