complain

/kəmˈpleɪn/

Syllables com·plain

Stress com-PLAIN

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

plain

/pleɪn/

long a_e

Meaning

to say that something is wrong or not satisfactory

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + plain=/pleɪn/(plain)

Example

Customers often complain about slow service.