Complication Definition

kŏmplĭ-kāshən
complications
noun
complications
The act of complicating, or making involved.
Webster's New World
A complicated condition or structure; complex, involved, or confused relationship of parts.
Webster's New World
A factor, condition, or element that complicates.
American Heritage
A complicating factor or occurrence as in the plot of a story or in the unfolding of events.
Webster's New World
A second disease or abnormal condition occurring during the course of a primary disease.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Complication

Noun

Singular:
complication
Plural:
complications

Origin of Complication

  • From Middle French complication.

    From Wiktionary

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