complication
noun
the act of complicating.
complications
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pluralof complication.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 2023, her younger brother and only sibling, Jansen Panettiere, died of heart complications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Yet pregnant women who get sick with Covid are likelier to experience severe illness, including “increased risk of complications that can affect your health and the health of your baby.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Otherwise, it could cause complications if — in a worst-case scenario — the house burned down or the roof blew off in a storm.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Post-natal complications also made it difficult for her to travel at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
A string of complications like this seemed common in the space program, at least it did in 1967 and 1968.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
