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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pli•ca•tion /ˌkɑmplɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a problem or difficulty added to an already existing situation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pli•ca•tion (kom′pli kā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of complicating.
- a complicated or involved state or condition.
- a complex combination of elements or things.
- something that introduces, usually unexpectedly, some difficulty, problem, change, etc.:Because of the complications involved in traveling during the strike, we decided to postpone our trip.
- Pathologya concurrent disease, accident, or adverse reaction that aggravates the original disease.
- the act of forming a unified idea or impression from a number of sense data, memories, etc.
- Late Latin complicātīon- (stem of complicātiō), equivalent. to complicāt(us) (see complicate) + -īon- -ion
- 1605–15
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged drawback, handicap, obstacle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: complication /ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - a condition, event, etc, that is complex or confused
- the act or process of complicating
- a situation, event, or condition that complicates or frustrates: her coming was a serious complication
- a disease or disorder arising as a consequence of another disease
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