complication
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complication
- /ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US
- /ˌkɑm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French complication, from Latin complicatio, complicationem. Morphologically complicate + -ion.
noun complications
- The act or process of complicating.
- The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.
- A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.
- A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
- A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece. Obsessed, he was after a watch that contained the greatest number of complications in the boldest combinations in the smallest space imaginable.
- A twisting or intertwining. the snaky complication in the Caduceus or rod of Hermes.
Similar: complication, entanglement, intricacy, snarl, wheel within a wheel
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: complicatedness, snarl, tangle, knottiness, ramification, complicating, complexity, complex, nodus, problem, interference, difficulty, fuss, hassle, sophistication, kicker
noun
Similar: complication, entanglement, intricacy, snarl, wheel within a wheel
Translations
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noun act of complicating
| Español | complicación |
|---|---|
| Français | complication |
| Deutsch | Komplikation |
| Română | complicație |
| Русский | усложне́ние usložnénije, затрудне́ние zatrudnénije, осложне́ние osložnénije |
| العربية | تَعْقِيد taʕqīd |
noun the state of being complicated
| Română | complicație |
|---|
noun (medicine)
| Español | complicación |
|---|---|
| Português | complicação |
| Français | complication |
| Deutsch | Komplikation |
| Italiano | complicazione |
| Română | complicație |
| Русский | осложне́ние osložnénije |
| Tiếng Việt | biến chứng |
| العربية | مُضَاعَفَة muḍāʕafa |
| עברית | סיבוך sibúkh |
noun feature beyond basic time display
| Français | complication |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Komplikation, Complication |
Talk about this word "complication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/complication. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. complication. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/complication "complication." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/complication.Cite this
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title = {complication},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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