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complication.

The act or process of complicating.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌkɒm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑm.pləˈkeɪ.ʃən/General-American/ˌkɑm.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/General-American
  1. The act or process of complicating.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; complexity.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper.

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

    countable · uncountable
  5. A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.

    countable · uncountable
  6. A twisting or intertwining.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French complication, from Latin complicatio, complicationem. Morphologically complicate + -ion.

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