chief complaint

collocation in English

meaningsofchiefandcomplaint

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chief
adjective[before noun]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
most important ...
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complaint
noun
uk
/kəmˈpleɪnt/us
/kəmˈpleɪnt/
a statement that something is wrong or ...
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(Definition ofchiefandcomplaintfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofchief complaint

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Fever was the most commonly encounteredchiefcomplaint.
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Theirchiefcomplaintwas of the loneliness and resulting shyness of the only child.
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That is ourchiefcomplaint.
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Mychiefcomplaintis of its tardiness.
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Theirchiefcomplaintis about equipment.
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Mychiefcomplaintagainst it is that it stabilises poverty.
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I believe profoundly that that is thechiefcomplaint.
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Theirchiefcomplaintwas that letters were incorrectly addressed.
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Thechiefcomplaintwas lag.
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In fact, mychiefcomplaintagainst them is that they have completely tied our hands.
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Mychiefcomplaintagainst capitalism is that there is insufficient of the capital.
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Thechiefcomplaintappears to have been that they considered the premiums too high.
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That is thechiefcomplaintmade by soldiers and sailors at the present day.
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Muscle weakness is rarely thechiefcomplaint.
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Theirchiefcomplaint, in conversation, is always on the irregularity of work and the wages they receive.
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But theirchiefcomplaintagainst him is that he mixes up politics with finance far too much.
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It seems that thechiefcomplaintthroughout the debate is that the regions will not get more of them.
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Thechiefcomplaintwas usually of the unsuitability rather than insufficiency, many of the children being, in fact, over-clothed.
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Thechiefcomplaintwas of the six months' waiting period after purchasing the bonds before they qualified for a drawing.
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Mychiefcomplaintis that, if anything, the law in this field is to be more complex than ever.
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Depending upon thechiefcomplaint, additional sections may be included.
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Surely thechiefcomplaintwas not that wages were too high but that some wages were too high in relation to productivity.
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I was startled to find that, so far as they did complain, theirchiefcomplaintwas of boredom and not having enough to do.
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Mychiefcomplaintto-day against the use of women in industry is that we do not seem to realise the full potentiality of women's ability.
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