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      complain
      verb
      (intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
      (intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
      To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
      Roots
      plango-plain · Latin · beat breast, lament
      Synonyms for complain
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      The word complain breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -plain, from Latin plango (“beat breast, lament”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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