complaint
Collocations
26(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
(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.