PLAINT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word plaint. (close relations)
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complaint | nounn | |||||||
noun • an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining • (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow • an expression of grievance or resentment • (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based • (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | ||||||||
grievance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation • an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice • a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action | ||||||||
lament | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person • a mournful poem; a lament for the dead verb • express grief verbally • regret strongly | ||||||||
lamentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief • the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief | ||||||||
wail | verbv | |||||||
noun • a cry of sorrow and grief verb • emit long loud cries • cry weakly or softly |