complaint

/kəmˈpleɪnt/
noun 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) act of complaining

ADJ

bitter, serious | common, familiar, frequent | formal, official | consumer, customer

VERB + COMPLAINT

have

My neighbor came to my door because she had a complaint about the noise from our party.

bring, file, lodge, make, register, voice

Several employees decided to lodge a formal complaint about the unsafe working conditions in the factory.

get, have, receive

The manager received several complaints about the noisy music in the restaurant last night.

deal with, handle, hear, investigate, respond to

The manager responded to the customer's complaint about the delayed delivery right away.

resolve | reject

COMPLAINT + VERB

arise

Several complaints arose after the restaurant served cold food to customers last night.

concern sth, relate to sth

COMPLAINT + NOUN

complaints procedure

PREP

~ about

The customer filed a formal complaint about the poor quality of the restaurant's service.

~ against

She filed a complaint against her landlord for refusing to fix the broken heating system.

~ from

The manager received several complaints from customers about the poor service last week.

~ of

The customer filed a complaint of poor service at the restaurant last week.

~ to

She decided to lodge a complaint to the hotel manager about the noisy guests next door.

PHRASES

cause/grounds for complaint

The restaurant's slow service and cold food provided grounds for complaint from the disappointed customers.

a chorus of complaint, a letter of complaint, a matter of complaint

2

(noun.) illness

ADJ

mild, minor | chronic

common

Headache is a common complaint among office workers who spend long hours at their desks.

back, chest, etc. | medical

VERB + COMPLAINT

have, suffer from

My grandmother suffered from a chronic back complaint that made it difficult for her to garden.

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