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complication
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com·pli·ca·tion  (kmpl-kshn)
n.
1. The act of complicating.
2. A confused or intricate relationship of parts.
3. A factor, condition, or element that complicates.
4. Medicine A secondary disease, an accident, or a negative reaction occurring during the course of an illness and usually aggravating the illness.

complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən]
n
1. a condition, event, etc., that is complex or confused
2. the act or process of complicating
3. a situation, event, or condition that complicates or frustrates her coming was a serious complication
4. (Medicine / Pathology) a disease or disorder arising as a consequence of another disease
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.complication - the act or process of complicating
interference, hinderance, hindrance - the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
2.complication - a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"
situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt
3.complication - any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
4.complication - a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
5.complication - puzzling complexity
complexity, complexness - the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"

complication
noun
1. problem, difficulty, obstacle, drawback, snag, uphill (S. African), stumbling block, aggravation The age difference was a complication to the relationship.
2. complexity, combination, mixture, web, confusion, intricacy, entanglement His poetry was characterised by a complication of imagery and ideas.
Translations
complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən] Ncomplicación f
it seems there are complicationsparece que han surgido complicaciones or dificultades

complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən] n
(= problem) (gen)complication f
(medical)complication f

complication
nKomplikation f; (= complicated nature)Kompliziertheit f

complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn] ncomplicazione f
complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn] ncomplicazione f

complication تعقيد komplikace komplikation Komplikation περιπλοκή complicación hankaluus complication komplikacija complicazione 複雑な要因 골칫거리 complicatie forvikling powikłanie complicação осложнение komplikation การทำให้ยุ่งยาก zorluk sự phức tạp 复杂化


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