complication

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪʃən/

Noun

Singular complication

Plural complications

1. (countable) A complication is something that makes your job more difficult.
   • Synonym: difficulty

   When the switch broke, it added a new complication.

2. (uncountable) Complication is the process of making something more difficult.

   Let's aim for simplification, not complication.

Related words

• complicate
• complicated