complaint

/kəmˈpleɪnt/

Syllables com·plaint

Stress com-PLAINT

Phonics Breakdown

com

/kəm/

schwa

plaint

/pleɪnt/

long ai

Meaning

a statement that something is wrong or unsatisfactory

Sound Reference

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com=/kəm/(company) + plaint=/pleɪnt/(paint)

Example

She filed a complaint about the poor service.