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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
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
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
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Spanish complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] ncomplicación f
French complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] complicate ncomplication f
German complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] complicate nKomplikation f
Italian complication [kɔmplɪˈkeɪʃən] ncomplicazione f

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He thought not of his wife, but of a complication that had arisen in his official life, which at the time constituted the chief interest of it.
It is therefore evident that the unravelling of the plot, no less than the complication, must arise out of the plot itself, it must not be brought about by the 'Deus ex Machina'--as in the Medea, or in the Return of the Greeks in the Iliad.
Stroeve went twice a day to the hospital to enquire after his wife, who still declined to see him; and came away at first relieved and hopeful because he was told that she seemed to be growing better, and then in despair because, the complication which the doctor had feared having ensued, recovery was impossible.
 
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