Complication
noun
A situation or condition that makes something more difficult or complex.
The strike has further added to the complications of the peace process.
Often appears as...
- potential complications
- further complications
noun
A medical condition that arises during a disease, treatment or recovery that makes the situation worse.
There can be serious complications if the infection spreads to the lungs.
Often appears as...
- serious complications
- surgical complications
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Technical
noun
An additional feature or function in a machine or system that makes it more difficult to understand or operate.
The new software has many complications that make it challenging to use.
Often appears as...
- additional complications
- software complications
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Technical
noun
A situation or condition that makes something more difficult or complex.
The strike has further added to the complications of the peace process.
Often appears as...
- potential complications
- further complications
noun
A medical condition that arises during a disease, treatment or recovery that makes the situation worse.
There can be serious complications if the infection spreads to the lungs.
Often appears as...
- serious complications
- surgical complications
Usage tips
Technical
noun
An additional feature or function in a machine or system that makes it more difficult to understand or operate.
The new software has many complications that make it challenging to use.
Often appears as...
- additional complications
- software complications
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Usage
The word 'complication' implies that a situation not only becomes harder but also more complex.
Unpredictable weather causes complications for outdoor events.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Complication' often suggests negative outcomes which might need additional effort to overcome.
New laws brought complications to the hiring process.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
Complications can range from minor inconveniences to significant issues.
Having too many cooks in the kitchen is a minor complication.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Usage
The word 'complication' implies that a situation not only becomes harder but also more complex.
Unpredictable weather causes complications for outdoor events.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Complication' often suggests negative outcomes which might need additional effort to overcome.
New laws brought complications to the hiring process.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
Complications can range from minor inconveniences to significant issues.
Having too many cooks in the kitchen is a minor complication.
Pro Tip 1/3Broad Usage
The word 'complication' implies that a situation not only becomes harder but also more complex.
Unpredictable weather causes complications for outdoor events.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
'Complication' often suggests negative outcomes which might need additional effort to overcome.
New laws brought complications to the hiring process.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Serious
Complications can range from minor inconveniences to significant issues.
Having too many cooks in the kitchen is a minor complication.
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Why we have too few...
You're not sure you'd want to work for her. This is the complication. We have to tell our daughters and our colleagues, we have to tell ourselves to believe we got the A, to reach for the promotion, to sit at the table, and we have to do it in a world where, for them, there are sacrifices they will make for that,
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What makes tattoos...
that can then be cleared away by the macrophages. But some color inks are harder to remove than others, and there could be complications. For this reason, removing a tattoo is still more difficult than getting one, but not impossible. So a single tattoo may not truly last forever,
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The surprising effects...
an important area of research, because some of the most serious complications are related to the heart and blood pressure. The expanding uterus may press on veins— causing fluid buildup in the legs and feet. If it presses on a large vein called the inferior vena cava,
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Frida Kahlo: The woman...
As a result of the bus accident, she experienced life-long health complications and endured many hospitalizations. She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations,
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Brain 101 PIPE National...
a semipermeable cellular wall that only allows specific chemicals to enter from the body's bloodstream into the brain. Despite this protection, tumors and other complications can lead to life-threatening problems and diseases in the brain, such as dementia.
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A curable condition that...
along with the membrane capsule surrounding it. While the invention of eyeglasses allowed for some restoration of focus, they had to be extremely thick to help. Furthermore, such techniques still caused complications, like damaging the retina,
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Tiger Given Artificial...
about what's going to happen today so the specialists think that he's now completely blind in that left eye and then it won't hello I'm talking about you yeah I'm talking about we keep having complications with the pressure
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The way we think about...
It's rare to meet an intersex person that hasn't been operated on. Oftentimes, these surgeries are done to improve intersex kids' lives, but they usually end up doing the opposite, causing more harm and complications,
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Why fascism is so...
Deal with it. Fascism is what happens when people try to ignore the complications and to make life too easy for themselves. Fascism denies all identities except the national identity
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The psychological weight...
prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so i knew that this was not going to work for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global
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Why we have too few...
You're not sure you'd want to work for her. This is the complication. We have to tell our daughters and our colleagues, we have to tell ourselves to believe we got the A, to reach for the promotion, to sit at the table, and we have to do it in a world where, for them, there are sacrifices they will make for that,
Video examples
What makes tattoos...
that can then be cleared away by the macrophages. But some color inks are harder to remove than others, and there could be complications. For this reason, removing a tattoo is still more difficult than getting one, but not impossible. So a single tattoo may not truly last forever,
Video examples
The surprising effects...
an important area of research, because some of the most serious complications are related to the heart and blood pressure. The expanding uterus may press on veins— causing fluid buildup in the legs and feet. If it presses on a large vein called the inferior vena cava,
Video examples
Frida Kahlo: The woman...
As a result of the bus accident, she experienced life-long health complications and endured many hospitalizations. She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations,
Video examples
Brain 101 PIPE National...
a semipermeable cellular wall that only allows specific chemicals to enter from the body's bloodstream into the brain. Despite this protection, tumors and other complications can lead to life-threatening problems and diseases in the brain, such as dementia.
Video examples
A curable condition that...
along with the membrane capsule surrounding it. While the invention of eyeglasses allowed for some restoration of focus, they had to be extremely thick to help. Furthermore, such techniques still caused complications, like damaging the retina,
Video examples
Tiger Given Artificial...
about what's going to happen today so the specialists think that he's now completely blind in that left eye and then it won't hello I'm talking about you yeah I'm talking about we keep having complications with the pressure
Video examples
The way we think about...
It's rare to meet an intersex person that hasn't been operated on. Oftentimes, these surgeries are done to improve intersex kids' lives, but they usually end up doing the opposite, causing more harm and complications,
Video examples
Why fascism is so...
Deal with it. Fascism is what happens when people try to ignore the complications and to make life too easy for themselves. Fascism denies all identities except the national identity
Video examples
The psychological weight...
prevent complications that might ruin the quality of your life or kill you so i knew that this was not going to work for me i was a hard hard-charging taipei global
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Hector Tobar
American Author
I think, as journalists, we sometimes are afraid to enter into the emotional lives and the complications of the lives of the people we write about - we don't really have the space and the room to deal with those things. But as a novelist, that's precisely what you're writing about.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
We're a miserably violent species. But there's a complication, which is we don't hate violence, we hate the wrong kind. And when it's the right kind, we cheer it on, we hand out medals, we vote for, we mate with our champions of it. When it's the right kind of violence, we love it.
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Hermann Ebbinghaus
German Psychologist
Meanwhile the fact that the connection with the activity of memory in ordinary life is for the moment lost is of less importance than the reverse, namely, that this connection with the complications and fluctuations of life is necessarily still a too close one.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
Well, I believe that life is very complicated. And in a way, the only way you can show life in a truthful way is to show how complicated it is as an individual, but also your relation between a complicated life and the complications you have inside you.
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Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
I work more now because at this time of my life I am not disturbed from my aim by outside pressures such as family, passionate relationships, dealing with 'who am I?' - those complications when one is searching for one's self.
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Chadwick Boseman
American Actor
I was raised in a sort of village. I have a huge family, and I think there is strength in that. It helped me to deal with some of the complications of living in the South because I always felt like I belonged, no matter what.
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Kalki Koechlin
French Actress
There is always going to be depth and layers to people and that's what interests me in a character: when there is some problem to overcome, when there is a complication to understand in a person.
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Jon Hamm
American Actor
I'm a big dog fan. They're the best. They make life better, although they're hard to deal with. But complications in life are actually what make it fun.
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Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian Director
My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
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Prateik Babbar
Indian Actor
I have come to terms with all the complications of my life.
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Hector Tobar
American Author
I think, as journalists, we sometimes are afraid to enter into the emotional lives and the complications of the lives of the people we write about - we don't really have the space and the room to deal with those things. But as a novelist, that's precisely what you're writing about.
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Robert Sapolsky
American Scientist
We're a miserably violent species. But there's a complication, which is we don't hate violence, we hate the wrong kind. And when it's the right kind, we cheer it on, we hand out medals, we vote for, we mate with our champions of it. When it's the right kind of violence, we love it.
Quote examples
Hermann Ebbinghaus
German Psychologist
Meanwhile the fact that the connection with the activity of memory in ordinary life is for the moment lost is of less importance than the reverse, namely, that this connection with the complications and fluctuations of life is necessarily still a too close one.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
Well, I believe that life is very complicated. And in a way, the only way you can show life in a truthful way is to show how complicated it is as an individual, but also your relation between a complicated life and the complications you have inside you.
Quote examples
Jeanne Moreau
French Actress
I work more now because at this time of my life I am not disturbed from my aim by outside pressures such as family, passionate relationships, dealing with 'who am I?' - those complications when one is searching for one's self.
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Chadwick Boseman
American Actor
I was raised in a sort of village. I have a huge family, and I think there is strength in that. It helped me to deal with some of the complications of living in the South because I always felt like I belonged, no matter what.
Quote examples
Kalki Koechlin
French Actress
There is always going to be depth and layers to people and that's what interests me in a character: when there is some problem to overcome, when there is a complication to understand in a person.
Quote examples
Jon Hamm
American Actor
I'm a big dog fan. They're the best. They make life better, although they're hard to deal with. But complications in life are actually what make it fun.
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Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian Director
My way of expression is full of complications and mystery because that's my perception of life.
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Prateik Babbar
Indian Actor
I have come to terms with all the complications of my life.
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