Webster's English Dictionary

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complication

com.pli.ca.tion \.ka:m-pl*-'ka--sh*n\ n 1a: COMPLEXITY, INTRICACY; specif : 
   a situation or a de tail of character complicating the main thread of a 
   plot 1b: a making difficult, involved, or intricate  1c: a complex or 
   intricate feature or element  1d: a difficult factor or issue often 
   appearing unexpectedly and changing e xisting plans, methods, or attitudes 
   2: the act or process of complicating : the state of being complicated  3: 
   a secondary disease or condition developing in the course of a primary d 
   isease