Statements expressing dissatisfaction or annoyance about something, or formal statements saying something is wrong.
From Old French 'complainte' meaning lamentation, from 'complendre' to lament. The root 'plangere' means to strike or beat the breast in grief.
Complaints are linguistically fascinating—they appear in every human culture we've discovered, and children start complaining around age 2, suggesting it's a deeply human way of signaling unmet needs and bonding with others through shared grievances.
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