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   Com·plex

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of many different and connected parts: "a complex network of water channels" Similar compoundcompositecompoundedmultiplex
   • ▪ not easy to analyze or understand; complicated or intricate: "a complex personality" Similar complicatedinvolvedintricateconvolutedtangledelaborateserpentinelabyrinthinetortuousimpenetrableByzantineDaedalianGordiandifficulthardknottytrickythornyproblematicalinformal:fiddlyrare:involuteinvolutedOpposite simplestraightforward
   • 2. denoting or involving numbers or quantities containing both a real and an imaginary part.
   • 3. denoting an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds: "in naming complex ions, the names of the ligands are cited first"

   noun

   • 1. a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site: "a new apartment complex"
   • ▪ a group or system of different things that are linked in a close or complicated way; a network: "a complex of mountain roads" Similar networksysteminterconnected system/structure/schemenexuswebtissuecombinationcompositesynthesisfusionaggregation
   • 2. a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are completely or partly repressed and that cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behavior.
   • ▪ a disproportionate concern or anxiety about something: informal "there's no point having a complex about losing your hair" Similar obsessionphobiafixationpreoccupationneurosisidée fixeinformal:hang-upthingbee in one's bonnet
   • 3. an ion or molecule in which one or more groups are linked to a metal atom by coordinate bonds.
   • ▪ any loosely bonded species formed by the association of two molecules: "cross-linked protein-DNA complexes"

   verb

   • 1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another: "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere ‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus ‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. complexly adverb

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   Synonyms and examples. difficult. It's very difficult to find a job in this city. hard. The exam was really hard. complicated. The instructions were so complicated I just couldn't follow them. tricky. It's quite tricky getting the puzzle pieces to fit together.

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   Synonyms of complex. 1. : a whole made up of complicated or interrelated parts. a complex of welfare programs. the military-industrial complex. 2. a. : a group of culture traits relating to a single activity (such as hunting), process (such as use of flint), or culture unit. b (1)

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