■ verb
1》 express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
2》 ( ~ of ) state that one is suffering from (a symptom of illness).
Derivatives
~er noun
~ing adjective
~ingly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. ~dre , from med. L. complangere 'bewail', from L. com- (expressing intensive force) + plangere 'to lament'.