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Pronunciation / Transliteration: shikayat
"उसने खराब सेवा के लिए शिकायत दर्ज की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A statement that something is wrong or not satisfactory.
"She filed a complaint about the poor service at the restaurant." - 2
An expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.
"His complaint about the noise was heard by the management."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'complaint' originates from the Latin 'complaintem', the accusative form of 'complaint', which means 'to express dissatisfaction'. It evolved through Old French 'complainte', which referred to a lament or expression of grief, before entering Middle English in the 14th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complaint" is said worldwide
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plainte
Transliteration: plɛ̃t
"Elle a déposé une plainte pour le service médiocre."
Beschwerde
Transliteration: bəˈʃvɛʁdə
"Er hat eine Beschwerde über den Lärm eingereicht."
lamentela
Transliteration: laˈmenːtɛla
"Ha presentato una lamentela per il servizio scadente."
queja
Transliteration: ˈke.xa
"Ella presentó una queja sobre el mal servicio."
reclamação
Transliteration: ʁe.kɨ.lɐˈmɐ.sɐ̃w
"Ele fez uma reclamação sobre o barulho."
शिकायत
Transliteration: shikayat
"उसने खराब सेवा के लिए शिकायत दर्ज की।"
投诉
Transliteration: tóusù
"她对糟糕的服务提出了投诉。"
불만
Transliteration: bulman
"그는 서비스에 대한 불만을 제기했습니다."
苦情
Transliteration: kujō
"彼女は悪いサービスについて苦情を申し立てました。"
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