- to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- to tell of one's pains, ailments, etc.: to complain of a backache.
- to make a formal accusation: If you think you've been swindled, complain to the police.
- to express resentment, displeasure, etc, esp habitually; grumble
- to state the presence of pain, illness, etc, esp in the hope of sympathy
