Problem vs Complaint - What's the difference?
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A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
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A puzzling circumstance.
Difficult to train or guide; unruly.
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A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.
(legal) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
(legal) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
A consumer complaint.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
As nouns the difference between problem and complaint
is that problem is a difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with while complaint is a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining.As an adjective problem
is difficult to train or guide; unruly.problem
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(wikipedia problem)Alternative forms
* probleme (obsolete)Noun
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complaint
English
(wikipedia complaint)Noun
(en noun)- I have no complaints about the quality of his work, but I don't enjoy his company.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
- Don't come too close, I've got this nasty complaint .