com|pli|ca|tion

com|pli|ca|tion
com|pli|ca|tion «KOM pluh KAI shuhn», noun.
1. a confused state of affairs that is hard to understand or settle: »

Such a complication of little rules makes this game hard to learn. His business complications required three lawyers to straighten them out.

2. something that makes matters harder to untangle or settle; difficulty or problem added to one or more already existing: »

Pneumonia was the complication the doctor feared most after the operation.

3. the act of complicating: »

The designer's complication of the diagram with too many details made the plan hard to understand.

4. an element in a story or play which complicates the plot.
5. Psychology. the association of perceptions received through different senses, such as the association of smell and taste in eating food.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • pli — am·pli·ate; am·pli·a·tion; am·pli·a·tive; am·pli·dyne; am·pli·fi·er; am·pli·fy; am·pli·stat; am·pli·tude; ap·pli·a·ble; ap·pli·ance; ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty; ap·pli·ca·ble; ap·pli·ca·ble·ness; ap·pli·ca·bly; ap·pli·cant; ap·pli·ca·tor;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • complication — com·pli·ca·tion …   English syllables

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  • complication — com|pli|ca|tion [ˌkɔmplıˈkeıʃən US ˌka:m ] n 1.) [U and C] a problem or situation that makes something more difficult to understand or deal with ▪ The fact that the plane was late added a further complication to our journey. 2.) [C usually… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • complication — com|pli|ca|tion [ ,kamplı keıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count usually plural something that makes a medical condition more dangerous or difficult to treat: Some people develop complications after an operation. 2. ) count or uncount something that makes a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] …   Useful english dictionary

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