kvetch
English Thesaurus
1. (Yiddish) a nagging complaint (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | complaint, |
| definition | : | an expression of grievance or resentment (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | yiddish, |
| definition | : | a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication) |
2. (Yiddish) a constant complainer (noun.person)
| domain category | : | yiddish, |
| definition | : | a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script (noun.communication) |
3. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | hen-peck, nag, peck, |
| definition | : | bother persistently with trivial complaints (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | backbite, bitch, |
| definition | : | say mean things (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | grouch, grumble, scold, |
| definition | : | show one's unhappiness or critical attitude (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | protest, |
| definition | : | utter words of protest (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | repine, |
| definition | : | express discontent (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | inveigh, rail, |
| definition | : | complain bitterly (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | report, |
| definition | : | complain about; make a charge against (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bleat, |
| definition | : | talk whiningly (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | complaint, |
| definition | : | an expression of grievance or resentment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | complaint, |
| definition | : | an expression of grievance or resentment (noun.communication) |
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