complication

Definition

  • noun: something that makes something harder to understand, explain, or deal with
  • noun: a situation or a detail of character 'complicating' the main thread of a plot

Examples

  • She experienced 'complications' during her pregnancy.

  • The negotiations stalled when 'complications' arose.

  • The patient died of 'complications' from surgery.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We must diagnose this case at once. Quick, Doctor, your notebook. Bless my soul. Hmmm, mm-hmm. My, my.Just as l thought. A slight touch of monetary complications... with bucolic semi-lunar contraptions ofthe flying trapezes. Mm-hmm. Say ''hippopotamus.'' - Hi-ho-hotamus. - l knew it! (..)
    1940 Pinocchio