Complica (en. Complica)

/komˈplika/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
Aggravate a situation or difficulty.
The lack of communication complicates the problem even more.
La falta de comunicación complica aún más el problema.
Add elements that hinder understanding.
The speech becomes complicated with unnecessary technicalities.
El discurso se complica con tecnicismos innecesarios.
Make a process more complicated.
The new system complicates the usual procedure.
El nuevo sistema complica el procedimiento habitual.

Etymology

From Latin 'complicare', which means 'to fold' or 'to tangle'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

complicate things
Make a situation more complicated than it is.
complicar las cosas
there is no need to complicate
It's not necessary to make things more difficult.
no hay que complicar
complicate existence
Make life more difficult.
complicar la existencia

Related Words

complicated
That presents difficulty.
complicado
complication
The act of complicating or a difficulty that arises.
complicación

Slang Meanings

Make life complicated
Don't complicate your life over trivial things.
No te compliques la vida por cosas triviales.
Don't complicate yourself
In relationships, sometimes it's better not to complicate yourself.
En relaciones, a veces es mejor no te compliques.