1 [C,U] a thing that makes a situation more complicated or difficult:
The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.
2 [C,usually pl.] (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.
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