complication

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

problem difficulty complexity trouble barrier obstacle twist mess setback impediment hurdle tangle intricacy snag ramification
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Antonyms

amendment service addition find success movement
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Hypernyms

development disease situation complexity interference hindrance

Phrases with the word

life-threatening complication of bacterial infection lack of complication fiddle with a complication absence of complication big complication abortion complication

Anagrams

accomplition

Examples

the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications Source: Internet

her coming was a serious complication Source: Internet

bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis Source: Internet

About 2–7% of infections lead to this complication. Source: Internet

Ahead of polling, administration provided ample quantity of disposable gloves, sanitizers, thermal scanners to avoid any complication. Source: Internet

A further complication is that many solids change their crystal structure to more compact arrangements at extremely high pressures (up to millions of bars, or hundreds of gigapascals). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

complicately complicateness complicatic acid complication of bacterial infection complications of hypertension complicative