" plaint "

1: a crying out in grief;

  * e.g., " ... the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village "

•  Synonyms : 

•  groan,

•  howl,

•  keen,

•  lament,

•  lamentation,

•  moan,

•  wail

•  Antonyms : 

•  exultation,

•  rejoicing

2: an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment;

  * e.g., " ... that taxes are too high is perhaps the most perennial of plaints "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beef,

•  bitch,

•  bleat,

•  carp,

•  complaint,

•  fuss,

•  grievance,

•  gripe,

•  grouch,

•  grouse,

•  grumble,

•  holler,

•  kvetch,

•  lament,

•  miserere,

•  moan,

•  murmur,

•  squawk,

•  wail,

•  whimper,

•  whine,

•  whinge,

•  yammer

•  Antonyms : 

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