to express dissatisfaction

  • 21complain — com•plain [[t]kəmˈpleɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) to express dissatisfaction, resentment, pain, grief, etc.; find fault 2) to make a formal accusation: You must complain to the police about this vandalism[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; MEcompleinen< AF… …

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  • 22Hieronymus Emser —     Hieronymus Emser     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hieronymus Emser     The most ardent literary opponent of Luther, born of a prominent family at Ulm, 20 March, 1477; died 8 Nov., 1527 at Dresden. At the University of Tübingen, whither he went… …

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  • 23repine — re·pine || rɪ paɪn v. complain, express discontent, express dissatisfaction …

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  • 24repined — re·pine || rɪ paɪn v. complain, express discontent, express dissatisfaction …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25repines — re·pine || rɪ paɪn v. complain, express discontent, express dissatisfaction …

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  • 26repining — re·pine || rɪ paɪn v. complain, express discontent, express dissatisfaction …

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  • 27Austria history: chronology —  ♦ 5000 BCE Late Stone Age culture.  ♦ 2000 Indo Germanic settlements northwest of Vienna.  ♦ 800 Bronze Age settlements on the Vienna Hoher Markt.  ♦ 750 Hallstatt culture.  ♦ 400 Celtic culture.  ♦ 15 Roman occupation of province of Noricum.  ♦ …

    Historical dictionary of Austria

  • 28At fault — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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  • 29Catcall — Cat call , n. A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill instrument for making such a noise. [1913 Webster] Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much surprised… …

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  • 30cross faults — Fault Fault, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.] 1. Defect; want; lack; default. [1913 Webster] One, it pleases me, for… …

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