Complain and Rue

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Complain

Complain verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
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Rue and complain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rue" instead a verb "Complain".
Nearby Words: complaint, complaining, complainant

Rue

Rue verb - To feel sorry or dissatisfied about.
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Complain and rue are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complain" instead a verb "Rue".

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fact complain fact rue fact
times complain times rue times

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  • Literature / Riotous Assembly From the lowliest member of the force, Konstabel Els, to the senior officer, Kommandant van Heerden, they are shown to be uniformly inept and unimaginative and eventually come to rue the day they dared complain about the behavior of Miss Hazelstone or her brother, Bishop Hazelstone of Barotseland.
    Source: Literature / Riotous Assembly
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