- [countable, uncountable] a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult
- The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.
Extra Examples- Further complications arose when the newspapers published an interview with the prisoner's family.
- Further complications arose when they published an interview with his family.
- The presence of an armed gang added a major complication.
- We always try to avoid any unnecessary complications.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- major
- added
- additional
- …
- add
- cause
- avoid
- …
- arise
- ensue
- occur
- …
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- [countable, usually plural] (medical) a new problem or illness that makes treatment of a previous one more complicated or difficult
- She developed complications after the surgery.
- Infertility is one of the complications of this type of radiotherapy.
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc1- the devastating complications of diabetes
- complications with her pregnancy.
- The treatment carries a high risk of complications.
- She developed complications two weeks after the treatment.
- He died of complications from cancer surgery.
- He died from complications related to diabetes.
- Complications develop if the drug is not used properly.
- complication rates from eye surgery
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- dangerous
- life-threatening
- …
- develop
- have
- suffer
- …
- arise
- develop
- occur
- …
- rate
- complication with
- complication from
- complication of
- …
- a risk of complications
- complications related to something
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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