complication

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.

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complication

Noun

1. something which makes a situation more difficult to deal with: an added complication is the growing concern for the environment

2. a medical condition arising as a consequence of another

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" ramification development - a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
	5.	complication - puzzling complexity complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness complexity, complexness - the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"

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complication

noun 1. problem, difficulty, obstacle, drawback, snag, uphill S. African stumbling block, aggravation

noun 2. complexity, combination, mixture, web, confusion, intricacy, entanglement

Translations

complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] n → complicación f

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complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] complicate n → complication f

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complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] complicate n → Komplikation f

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complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] n → complicazione f