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    Complicación (en. Complication)

    /kompli.kaˈsjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    An obstacle that makes a situation more complex.
    The complication in the treatment made recovery longer.
    La complicación en el tratamiento hizo que la recuperación fuera más larga.
    An unexpected event that adds difficulty.
    There was a complication during the surgery that worried the doctors.
    Hubo una complicación durante la cirugía que preocupó a los médicos.
    The situation of being involved in problems or conflicts.
    The lack of communication was the complication in their relationship.
    La falta de comunicación fue la complicación en su relación.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'complicatio,' meaning the action of entangling or intertwining.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to have complications
    To face unforeseen difficulties in a process.
    tener complicaciones
    to make life complicated
    To make one's own situation more difficult than it is.
    complicarse la vida
    to complicate something
    To make something harder than it really is.
    darle complicación a algo

    Related Words

    to complicate
    To make a situation more difficult.
    complicar
    complexity
    Quality of being complicated.
    complejidad
    conflict
    Situation of opposition between people or ideas.
    conflicto

    Slang Meanings

    To get oneself into a tangled situation.
    You are complicating your life with so many worries.
    Te estás complicando la vida con tantas preocupaciones.
    To add unnecessary problems.
    Don't complicate the situation further.
    No le des más complicaciones a la situación.