noun
- The act or process of complicating.
- A situation or condition that is complex or confused.
- usage: "her coming was a serious complication"
- Any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease.
- usage: "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
- A development that complicates a situation.
- usage: "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
- synonyms: ramification
- Puzzling complexity.
- synonyms: complicatedness, knottiness, tortuousness
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