Complication

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Middle French complication.

Noun

1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
2. A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
3. (medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
4. A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.