Gripe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

informal terms for objecting

complain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈiːθiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaɪp/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈiːθiɚ/.

Examples

I have a gripe about the service here
What was he hollering about?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

holler beef crab bitch kick grouse bellyache squawk

Parts of Speech

noun	informal terms for objecting “I have a gripe about the service here”
verb	complain “What was he hollering about?”

Word Forms

gripe	verb	complain
kick	verb	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
beef	verb	complain
bitchy	adjective	marked by or arising from malice
bitch	verb	say mean things
squawk	verb	complain
gripe	noun	informal terms for objecting
crab	noun	a quarrelsome grouch
beef	noun	informal terms for objecting
squawk	noun	informal terms for objecting
squawker	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining
bellyacher	noun	a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

meckern

formlose Widerspruchsfristen

🇫🇷French

râler

termes informels pour s'opposer

🇪🇸Spanish

queja

términos informales para objetar

🇮🇹Italian

lamentela

termini informali per opporsi

🇳🇱Dutch

klacht

informele voorwaarden voor bezwaar

🇵🇹Portuguese

queixa

termos informais para contestar

🇷🇺Russian

раздражение

неофициальные условия для возражения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कष्ट

आपत्ति के लिए अनौपचारिक शर्तें

🇧🇩Bengali

আঁকড়ে ধরা

আপত্তির জন্য অনানুষ্ঠানিক শর্তাবলী

🇮🇳Tamil

பிடிப்பு

ஆட்சேபனைக்கான முறைசாரா விதிமுறைகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నొప్పి

అభ్యంతరం కోసం అనధికారిక నిబంధనలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पकड

आक्षेप घेण्यासाठी अनौपचारिक अटी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પકડ

વાંધો ઉઠાવવા માટે અનૌપચારિક શરતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಡಿತ

ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಗಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ನಿಯಮಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിടിമുറുക്കം

എതിർക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള അനൗപചാരിക നിബന്ധനകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਕੜ

ਇਤਰਾਜ਼ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਸ਼ਰਤਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

گرفت

اعتراض کے لیے غیر رسمی شرائط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抱怨

反对的非正式用语

🇯🇵Japanese

不満

反対するための非公式な用語

🇰🇷Korean

복통

반대를 위한 비공식 용어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chuôi

điều khoản không chính thức để phản đối

🇹🇭Thai

จับ

เงื่อนไขที่ไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับการคัดค้าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengeluh

istilah informal untuk menolak

🇵🇭Filipino

hinaing

impormal na mga termino para sa pagtutol

🇲🇾Malay

merungut

istilah tidak rasmi untuk membantah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وجع

مصطلحات غير رسمية للاعتراض

🇮🇷Persian

گریه کردن

شرایط غیر رسمی برای اعتراض

🇹🇷Turkish

yakınma

itiraz için resmi olmayan şartlar

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַטֵר

תנאים לא פורמליים להתנגדות

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