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Collocations for complaint - noun

1. act of complaining

ADJECTIVE

serious
common, familiar, frequent
minor, small
only
My only complaint is that the website is a little difficult to use.
biggest, chief, main, major, primary
One of the chief complaints is the cost.
formal, official
legitimate, valid
consumer, customer
citizen (AmE)
civil, criminal (AmE)
discrimination, harassment
ethics (AmE)

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VERB + complaint

have
I have a complaint about the food.
bring, file, lodge, make, raise, register, voice
He brought a complaint against his former manager.
They filed a complaint with the Commission.
get, have, receive
We have had some serious complaints from parents.
address, deal with, handle, hear, investigate, respond to
The tribunal heard complaints against the director.
resolve
ignore
dismiss, reject

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complaint + VERB

arise
complaints arising from late payment
concern sth, relate to sth
allege sth

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complaint + NOUN

complaint procedure (AmE), complaints procedure (BrE), complaint system (AmE)
letter (esp. AmE) (usually letter of complaint in BrE and AmE)
form

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PREPOSITION

complaint about
a complaint about working conditions
complaint against
a complaint against the police
complaint from
a complaint from a customer
complaint of
a complaint of unfair dismissal
complaint to
to make a complaint to the authorities

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PHRASES

cause for complaint, grounds for complaint
The way I was treated gave me no cause for complaint.
a chorus of complaint
a letter of complaint
a matter of complaint (BrE,law)

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2. illness

ADJECTIVE

minor
chronic
common
Not being able to sleep at night is a very common complaint.
back, chest, etc.
physical
medical

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VERB + complaint

have, suffer from
He has a minor skin complaint.

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