complain
com-plain / kəm-plān
verb 1. to express unhappiness, grief, pain or dissatisfaction No attention is paid to him who is always complaining. Kenyan Proverb 2. to make a formal accusation of wrongdoing Any person aggrieved by such disturbance of the peace may complain to the Police about such unreasonable or excessive noise. Noise Control Ordinance § 16-26.6 Disturbing the Peace., Boston, MA etymology Through the Old French verb complaindre (complain) from the Late Latin combination of the intensifying prefix -com/-con and the verb plango, plangere, planxi, planctus (strike, beat, beat the breast, grieve, lament). Thank you to Allen Ward for providing this etymology.