a situation or condition that is complex or confused
“her coming was a serious complication”
noun
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”
noun
a development that complicates a situation
“the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications”
noun
puzzling complexity
Word Forms
complicate
verb
make more complex, intricate, or richer
ramify
verb
have or develop complicating consequences
complicated
adjective
difficult to analyze or understand
knotty
adjective
making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe
tortuous
adjective
not straightforward
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Komplikation
die Handlung oder der Prozess der Komplikation
🇪🇸Spanish
complicación
el acto o proceso de complicar
🇮🇹Italian
complicazione
l'atto o il processo di complicazione
🇳🇱Dutch
complicatie
de handeling of het proces van compliceren
🇵🇹Portuguese
complicação
o ato ou processo de complicar
🇷🇺Russian
осложнение
действие или процесс, усложняющий
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उलझन
उलझाने की क्रिया या प्रक्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
জটিলতা
জটিল করার কাজ বা প্রক্রিয়া
🇮🇳Tamil
சிக்கல்
சிக்கலாக்கும் செயல் அல்லது செயல்முறை
🇮🇳Telugu
సంక్లిష్టత
క్లిష్టతరం చేసే చర్య లేదా ప్రక్రియ
🇮🇳Marathi
गुंतागुंत
गुंतागुंतीची कृती किंवा प्रक्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગૂંચવણ
જટિલ બનાવવાની ક્રિયા અથવા પ્રક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ತೊಡಕು
ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സങ്കീർണത
സങ്കീർണ്ണമാക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രക്രിയ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੇਚੀਦਗੀ
ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیچیدگی
پیچیدہ کرنے کا عمل یا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
并发症
使复杂化的行为或过程
🇯🇵Japanese
合併症
複雑にする行為またはプロセス
🇰🇷Korean
복잡
복잡하게 만드는 행위나 과정
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự phức tạp
hành động hoặc quá trình làm phức tạp
🇹🇭Thai
ภาวะแทรกซ้อน
การกระทำหรือกระบวนการที่ซับซ้อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
komplikasi
tindakan atau proses yang rumit
🇵🇭Filipino
komplikasyon
ang kilos o proseso ng pagpapakumplikado
🇲🇾Malay
komplikasi
perbuatan atau proses merumitkan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تعقيد
الفعل أو عملية التعقيد
🇮🇷Persian
عارضه
عمل یا فرآیند پیچیده شدن
🇹🇷Turkish
komplikasyon
karmaşıklaştırma eylemi veya süreci
🇮🇱Hebrew
תַסבִּיך
המעשה או התהליך של סיבוך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'complication'?
The primary meaning of 'complication' is 'the act or process of complicating'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'complication' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'complication' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'complication' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'complication' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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In your opinion, does the word 'complication' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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