- complication - the act or process of complicating
--1 is a kind of hindrance, interference
Derived forms: verb complicate2, verb complicate1 - complication - a situation or condition that is complex or confused; "her coming was a serious complication"
--2 is a kind of situation, state of affairs
Derived form: verb complicate1 - complication - any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common complication in cases of paralysis"
--3 is a kind of disease
Derived form: verb complicate1 - complication, ramification - a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
--4 is a kind of development
Derived form: verb complicate1 - complicatedness, complication, knottiness - puzzling complexity
--5 is a kind of complexity, complexness
Derived form: verb complicate2