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complicated

[ kom-pli-key-tid ]

adjective

  1. composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex:

    complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.

  2. difficult to analyze, understand, explain, etc.:

    a complicated problem.

    Synonyms: , ,



complicated

/ ˈɒɪˌɪɪ /

adjective

  1. made up of intricate parts or aspects that are difficult to understand or analyse
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzˌٱԱ, noun
  • ˈdzˌٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • dzp·e· adverb
  • dzp·e·Ա noun
  • ܲ·dzp·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of complicated1

First recorded in 1640–50; complicate + -ed 2
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She added she still feels the same way today, to an extent, but that things had "gotten a little more complicated" as she had gotten older regarding "inflammation and health stuff."

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"But the logistics of this are all very, very complicated, not least trying to figure out everyone's sleep schedules!"

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Seton Hunt told jurors that this was not a complicated case.

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Like many lapsed Catholics, my relationship to the Church is complicated.

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But, he continued, the matter of how long to sign for was complicated by the cycle of broadcasting rights for matches.

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