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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
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] N → complicación f it seems there are complications → parece que han surgido complicaciones or dificultades complication complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → complicazione f complication [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → complicazione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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