Synonyms: complication
Definition: the act or process of complicating
Similar words: interference, hinderance, hindrance
Definition: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
Synonyms: complicatedness, complication, tortuousness, knottiness
Definition: puzzling complexity
Similar words: complexity, complexness
Definition: the quality of being intricate and compounded
Usage: he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers
Synonyms: complication, ramification
Definition: a development that complicates a situation
Usage: the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications
Similar words: development
Definition: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
Usage: recent developments in Iraq; what a revolting development!
Synonyms: complication
Definition: a situation or condition that is complex or confused
Usage: her coming was a serious complication
Similar words: situation, state of affairs
Definition: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Usage: the present international situation is dangerous; wondered how such a state of affairs had come about; eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation- Franklin D.Roosevelt
Synonyms: complication
Definition: 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
Similar words: disease
Definition: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning