complication

noun

/ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn/

/ˌkɑːmplɪˈkeɪʃn/

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[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 Dictionary
adjective
- major
- added
- additional
- …
verb + complication
- add
- cause
- avoid
- …
complication + verb
- 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 Examples
- 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
Topics Illnessc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- acute
- dangerous
- life-threatening
- …
verb + complication
- develop
- have
- suffer
- …
complication + verb
- arise
- develop
- occur
- …
complication + noun
- rate
preposition
- complication with
- complication from
- complication of
- …
phrases
- a risk of complications
- complications related to something
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.

单词	complication
释义	complication noun /ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːmplɪˈkeɪʃn/ jump to other results [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 … verb + complication add cause avoid … complication + verb arise ensue occur … See full entry [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 Examples 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 Topics Illnessc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective acute dangerous life-threatening … verb + complication develop have suffer … complication + verb arise develop occur … complication + noun rate preposition complication with complication from complication of … phrases a risk of complications complications related to something See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n-), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’, from com- ‘together’ + plicare ‘to fold’.
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