72 entries under complaint topic. ×

17
condemnation(noun, charge, attack, praise, scorn)
17
disapproval(noun, charge, attack, scorn, censure)
8
knock(noun, attack, praise, slight, slang)
7
objection(noun, action, charge, scorn, censure)
6
quibble(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
5
abuse(noun, attack, slight, censure, blame)
5
disapprobation(noun, charge, attack, censure, dislike)
4
bad press(noun, expression, censure, contest, reproach)
3
brickbat(noun, censure, dislike, insult, suggestion)
3
cavil(noun, censure, dislike, challenge, disagreement)
3
jeremiad(noun, charge, attack, protest, objection)
3
rap(noun, action, trouble, charge, slight)
2
blast(noun, censure, protest, reproach, disapproval)
2
fault-finding(noun, charge, disapproval, plea)
2
grievance(noun, charge, dislike, disagreement, doubt)
2
niggle(dislike, doubt, opposition, protest, objection)
1
beef(noun, charge, protest, objection)
1
flack(noun, protest, objection)
1
hair-splitter(objection, equivocation, quiddity, CC)
1
nit-picker(objection, equivocation, quiddity, CC)
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