See complain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "can't complain"
},
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"word": "complainable"
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"word": "complainee"
},
{
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"word": "complainer"
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"word": "complainingly"
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{
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"word": "complainingness"
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"word": "complain king"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"word": "complain queen"
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{
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"word": "complainy"
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"word": "noncomplaining"
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{
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"word": "you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope"
}
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"2": "enm",
"3": "complaynen"
},
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},
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},
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"args": {
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"2": "ML.",
"3": "complangere",
"4": "",
"5": "to bewail, complain"
},
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"2": "la",
"3": "com-",
"4": "",
"5": "together"
},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English complaynen, from Old French complaindre, from Medieval Latin complangere (“to bewail, complain”), from Latin com- (“together”) + plangere (“to strike, beat, as the breast in extreme grief, bewail”); see plain, plaint.",
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{
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"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "complaining",
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"present"
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{
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{
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"name": "en-verb"
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"word": "communicate"
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"source": "Thesaurus:complain",
"word": "yammer"
},
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"source": "Thesaurus:complain",
"word": "groan"
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "fastidious"
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{
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"source": "Thesaurus:complain",
"word": "peevish"
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"source": "Thesaurus:complain",
"word": "utter"
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],
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 12, line 67:",
"text": "O loſs of ſight, of thee I moſt complain!",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment."
],
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"links": [
[
"express",
"express"
],
[
"feelings",
"feelings"
],
[
"pain",
"pain"
],
[
"dissatisfaction",
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],
[
"resentment",
"resentment"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "taḏammara",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "تَذَمَّرَ"
},
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ištakā",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "اِشْتَكَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šakā",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "شَكَا"
},
{
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"code": "ary",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ška",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"Moroccan-Arabic"
],
"word": "شْكَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gangatvel",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"Eastern-Armenian"
],
"word": "գանգատվել"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gangatil",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"Western-Armenian"
],
"word": "գանգատիլ"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "şikayət etmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "auhendatu"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "oplakvam se",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "оплаквам се"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queixar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plànyer-se"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bàoyuàn",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "抱怨"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "發牢騷"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fā láosāo",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "发牢骚"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "悲嘆"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bēitàn",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "悲叹"
},
{
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "stěžovat si"
},
{
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"code": "dlm",
"lang": "Dalmatian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plungro"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "klage"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "beklage sig"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "brokke sig"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "klagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plendi"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "valittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "se plaindre"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "laiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queixarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "carpir"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "tanxer"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "c̣uc̣uni",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "წუწუნი"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "buzɣuni",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ბუზღუნი"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čivili",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ჩივილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "sich beschweren"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "klagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "sich beklagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "meckern"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gsw",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"Alemannic-German"
],
"word": "motzä"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "gaƕōtjan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "𐌲𐌰𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "birōdjan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paraponiémai",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "παραπονιέμαι"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "haw",
"lang": "Hawaiian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "hoʻohalahala"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "התלונן"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "śikāyat karnā",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "शिकायत करना"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plendar"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "adu"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "bí ag clamhsán"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "déan clamhsán"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "éagaoin"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lamentarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lagnarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "boyaku",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ぼやく"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"alt": "ぶつぶついう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "butsubutsu iu",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ぶつぶつ言う"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"alt": "とやくいう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "toyaku iu",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "とやかく言う"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulpyeonghada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "불평(不平)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulman-eul malhada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "불만(不滿)을 말하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"note": "in an official capacity",
"roman": "hang'uihada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "항의(抗議)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "minwon-eul jegihada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"topics": [
"government"
],
"word": "민원(民願)을 제기(提起)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queror"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "adu"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "parātippeṭuka",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "പരാതിപ്പെടുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plànher"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "narzekać"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "skarżyć się"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "reclamar"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queixar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plânge"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žálovatʹsja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "жа́ловаться"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "setovatʹ",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "сетовать"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nytʹ",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ныть"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "gearain"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "talaich"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žaliti se"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požaliti se"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "quejarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "alegar"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lamentarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "querellarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lalamika"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "klaga"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bòn",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "บ่น"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "pälw-"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skáržytysja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ска́ржитися"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nýty",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ни́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žalítysja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "жалі́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "phàn nàn"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plonön"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "si plinde"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "achwyn"
},
{
"_dis1": "96 4 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "cwyno"
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lagnarsi"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "boyaku",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ぼやく"
},
{
"alt": "ぶつぶついう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "butsubutsu iu",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ぶつぶつ言う"
},
{
"alt": "とやくいう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "toyaku iu",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "とやかく言う"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulpyeonghada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "불평(不平)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bulman-eul malhada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "불만(不滿)을 말하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"note": "in an official capacity",
"roman": "hang'uihada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "항의(抗議)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "minwon-eul jegihada",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"topics": [
"government"
],
"word": "민원(民願)을 제기(提起)하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queror"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "adu"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "parātippeṭuka",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "പരാതിപ്പെടുക"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plànher"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "narzekać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "skarżyć się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "reclamar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "queixar-se"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plânge"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žálovatʹsja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "жа́ловаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "setovatʹ",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "сетовать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nytʹ",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ныть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "gearain"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "talaich"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "žaliti se"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "požaliti se"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "quejarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "alegar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lamentarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "querellarse"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "lalamika"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "klaga"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bòn",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "บ่น"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "pälw-"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skáržytysja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ска́ржитися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "nýty",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ни́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "žalítysja",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "жалі́тися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "phàn nàn"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "plonön"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "si plinde"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "achwyn"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "cwyno"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "conan"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ṣàròyé"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "ráhùn"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment",
"word": "rojọ́"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "šakā",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "شَكَا"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ištakā",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "اِشْتَكَى"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "boġokʻel",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "բողոքել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "boġokʻ haytnel",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "բողոք հայտնել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "boġokʻ harucʻel",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "բողոք հարուցել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "boġokʻ tal",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "բողոք տալ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "gangat tal",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "գանգատ տալ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "şikayət etmək"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podavam žalba",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "подавам жалба"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "投訴"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tóusù",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "投诉"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "podat stížnost"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "een klacht indienen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "klagen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "zeiken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "kankeren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "plendi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "valittaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "tehdä valitus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "porter plainte"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "čivili",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "ჩივილი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "sich beschweren"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "klagen"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "mémphomai",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "μέμφομαι"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "bí ag clamhsán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "déan clamhsán"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "monku suru",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "文句する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "uttaeru",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "訴える"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gosohada",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "고소(告訴)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gobalhada",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "고발(告發)하다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "skarżyć"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "składać skargę"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "queixar-se"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "se plânge"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "reclama"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "žálovatʹsja",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "жа́ловаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podavátʹ žálobu",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "подава́ть жа́лобу"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "dèan casaid"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "reclamar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "protestar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "quejarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "querellarse"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "lalamika"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "rɔ́ɔng-riian",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "ร้องเรียน"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "skáržytysja",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ска́ржитися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "thưa kiện"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge",
"word": "achwyn"
}
],
"word": "complain"
}
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