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   Com·pli·ca·tion

   /ˌkämpləˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty: "there is a complication concerning ownership of the site" Similar difficultyproblemissueobstaclehurdlestumbling blockbarrierimpedimentdrawbacksnagcatchhitchinformal:fly in the ointmentprobheadachehiccupfacerspanner in the worksmonkey wrench in the works
   • ▪ an involved or confused condition or state: "to add further complication, English speakers use a different name" Similar complexitycomplicatednessdifficultyintricacyconvolutionconvolutednesselaborationconfusionmuddleOpposite simplicitystraightforwardness
   • 2. a secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one: "she developed complications after the surgery"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate).

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