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Feedback vs Complain - What's the difference?

feedback | complain |

In lang=en terms the difference between feedback and complain

is that feedback is to convey by means of specialized communications channel while complain is to make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.

As verbs the difference between feedback and complain

is that feedback is (music) to generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker while complain is to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

As a noun feedback

is critical assessment on information produced.

feedback

Noun

(-)
  • Critical assessment on information produced
  • After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback .
  • (cybernetics, systems) The signal that is looped back to control a system within itself.
  • The high-pitched howling noise heard when there's a loop between a microphone and a speaker.
  • Usage notes

    * Adjectives often used with "feedback": positive, negative, delayed, linear, nonlinear, etc.

    Synonyms

    * (noise) Larsen effect * (noise) howlback * (noise) howlround

    Derived terms

    * biofeedback * feedbacker * feedback loop * feedback control * howlback * negative feedback * positive feedback

    Coordinate terms

    * feedforward * buffering

    Descendants

    * Spanish: (calque)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (music) To generate the high-frequency sound by allowing a speaker to cause vibration of the sound generator of a musical instrument connected by an amplifier to the speaker.
  • The show ended with a riot of feedbacking guitars.
  • To provide informational feedback to.
  • His employees feedbacked him a lot more than he wanted.
  • To convey by means of specialized communications channel.
  • Customers feedbacked their complaints and some praise.

    Usage notes

    * Some are likely to prefer "feed back" and its inflected forms "feeds back", "feeding back", or "fed back". ----

    complain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
  • Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours.
  • * Milton
  • O loss of sight, of thee I most complain !
  • To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
  • They've complained about me to the police again.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the king?
  • To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
  • the complaining bed-springs

    Synonyms

    * grumble * grouse * grump * bitch * beef * gripe * whine * kvetch * moan * whinge * See also