complication
n 1: the act or process of complicating [syn: {complicating}]
2: a situation or condition that is complex or confused: "her
coming was a serious complication"
3: any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or
because of) another disease; "bed sores are a common
complication in cases of paralysis"
4: a development that complicates a situation; "the court's
decision had many unforeseen ramifications" [syn: {ramification}]
5: something jumbled or confused [syn: {tangle}, {snarl}]
6: puzzling complexity [syn: {complicatedness}, {knottiness}]