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counter-complaint

count·er-com·plaint
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter kuh m-pleynt]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər kəmˈpleɪnt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-ter kuh m-pleynt]
    • /ˈkaʊn tər kəmˈpleɪnt/

Definitions of counter-complaint word

  • noun counter-complaint an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools. 1
  • noun counter-complaint a cause of discontent, pain, grief, lamentation, etc. 1
  • noun counter-complaint a cause of bodily pain or ailment; malady: The doctor says I suffer from a rare complaint. 1
  • noun counter-complaint Law. the first pleading of the plaintiff in a civil action, stating the cause of action. 1

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Origin of counter-complaint

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English compleynte < Middle French complainte < Latin com- com- + plancta plaint

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Parts of speech for Counter-complaint

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

counter-complaint popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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