complicated
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complicated
- /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ UK
- /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ US, dialectal
- [ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd] US, dialectal
- /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ Canada, dialectal
- [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd] Canada, dialectal
- /ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/ Australia
- [ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
- /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/ Australia
- [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd] Australia
adjective more complicated · most complicated
- Difficult or convoluted. It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.
- Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
Opposite: simple
verb
- simple past and past participle of complicate The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: complex, involved, intricate, elaborate, tricky, burdensome, onerous, arduous, challenging, difficult, tough, cumbersome, delicate, hard, heavy, problematic
adjective
Opposite: simple
Translations
Every language
adj difficult or convoluted
| Español | complicado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 복잡하다 bokjaphada |
| 日本語 | 複雑な fukuzatsu na |
| 中文 | 複雜 /复杂 fùzá |
| हिन्दी | जटिल jaṭil, पेचीदा pecīdā |
| Português | complicado |
| Français | compliqué, alambiqué |
| Deutsch | kompliziert, umständlich, schwierig, verzwickt, undurchschaubar |
| Italiano | complicato, intricato, complesso |
| Ελληνικά | πολύπλοκος polýplokos, περίπλοκος períplokos |
| Română | complicat, alambicat |
| Русский | сло́жный slóžnyj, запу́танный zapútannyj |
| Tiếng Việt | phức tạp |
| العربية | مُعَقَّد muʕaqqad, مُرَكَّب murakkab, صَعْب ṣaʕb, عَوِيص ʕawīṣ |
| עברית | מסובך, מְסֻבָּךְ mesubákh, מורכב, מֻרְכָּב murkáv |
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title = {complicated},
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