complication

  • 41complication — com·pli·ca·tion || ‚kÉ’mplɪ keɪʃn n. complicated state; something which complicates, something which creates additional problems …

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  • 42complication — noun 1》 a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.     ↘a confused or complex state. 2》 Medicine a secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one …

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  • 43complication — n. 1. Complexity, intricacy, entanglement, confusion. 2. Mixture, combination, complexus. See complex, n …

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  • 44complication — n complexity, intricacy; difficulty, entanglement. See complexity(defs.1, 2) …

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  • 45complication — com·pli·ca·tion …

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  • 46complication — n. a disease or condition arising during the course of or as a consequence of another disease …

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  • 47complication — noun Syn: difficulty, problem, obstacle, hurdle, stumbling block, snag, catch, hitch; Brit. spanner in the works; informal headache …

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  • 48complication — [ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C/U] something that makes a process or activity more difficult to deal with 2) [C] a new medical problem that makes a medical condition more serious …

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  • 49complication — com•pli•ca•tion [[t]ˌkɒm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of complicating 2) a complicated or involved state or condition 3) a complex combination of elements or things 4) something that introduces, usu. unexpectedly, a difficulty, problem, change …

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  • 50complication — /kɒmpləˈkeɪʃən / (say kompluh kayshuhn) noun 1. the act of complicating. 2. a complicated or involved state or condition. 3. a complex combination of elements or things. 4. a complicating element. 5. Pathology a concurrent disease or a fortuitous …