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Complication

Definition: Complication

Complication

Noun

1. The act or process of 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".

5. Puzzling complexity.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "complication" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references)

Etymology: Complication \Com`pli*ca"tion\, noun. [Latin expression compliasion: compare to the French expression complication.]. (Websters 1913)


Synonyms: Complication

Synonyms: complicatedness (n), knottiness (n), ramification (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Complication

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Complexity

Noun: complexity; complexness; Adjective: complexus; complication, implication; intricacy, intrication; perplexity; network, labyrinth; wilderness, jungle; involution, raveling, entanglement; coil; (convolution); sleave, tangled skein, knot, Gordian knot, wheels within wheels; kink, gnarl, knarl; webwork.

Facility

Simplicity, lack of complication.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Complication

English words defined with "complication": A wheel within a wheel, aeroembolism, air embolismComplexedness, ComplexusdenouementENL, erythema nodosum leprosumgas embolismiatrogenicnephrosis, nephrotic syndromeperitonsillar abscessquinsysynechiaWheels within wheels. (references)
Specialty definitions using "complication": Afferent Loop SyndromeBedbugsdefibrotide, Diabetic Foot, Diabetic KetoacidosisFemur Head Necrosis, Fetal Macrosomia, Flail ChestHerculean KnotMarivaudage, mucositisOvarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, OvercorrectionParables, Pleural Effusion, Malignant, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal, PolyhydramniossilicotuberculosisTuberculosis, SpinalUndercorrectionVentricular Outflow Obstruction. (references)
Etymologies containing "complication": Ploce. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Complication" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (complexity, complicatedness, complication, elaboration, entanglement, intricacy, involvement, tangle).

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Modern Usage: Complication

DomainUsage

Lyrics

But, keep an eye out for the next complication. (You Will Be A Hot Dancer; performing artist: Incubus)

There's no complication there's no explanation (Too Much; performing artist: Spice Girls)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Complication

DomainTitle

Books

  • Brain Surgery: Complication Avoidance and Management (2 Volume Set) (reference)

  • Complex Cases with LASIK: Advanced Techniques and Complication Management (reference)

  • Diabetes Management: Complication Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Options (reference)

  • Grand Complication the (Mass Market) (reference)

  • Managed Care and Hospital Complication Rates in California (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Complication

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Histopathology of toxoplasmosis of lung. Complication of chronic myelogenous leukemia. Credit: CDC.

A complication in future murder trials?. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Historic Usage: Complication

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

Though in all war there be usually a complication of force and damage, and the aggressor seldom fails to harm the estate, when he uses force against the persons of those he makes war upon; yet it is the use of force only that puts a man into the state of war: for whether by force he begins the injury, or else having quietly, and by fraud, done the injury, he refuses to make reparation, and by force maintains it, (which is the same thing, as at first to have done it by force) it is the unjust use of force that makes the war: for he that breaks open my house, and violently turns me out of doors; or having peaceably got in, by force keeps me out, does in effect the same thing; supposing we are in such a state, that we have no common judge on earth, whom I may appeal to, and to whom we are both obliged to submit: for of such I am now speaking. (Second Treatise of Government)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Complication

TitleAuthorQuote

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

To preserve peace, an increase of complication.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Complication

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Bleeding from diverticula is a rare complication. (references)

Pouchitis is a possible complication of this procedure. (references)

Gastroparesis is a common complication of type 1 diabetes. (references)

Political Economy

ROMANIA

The absence of clear and expedient legal recourse to recover claims against debtors has represented a further complication for foreign investors. (references)

Travel

Chad

Local medical services may be used for routine consultations but medical evacuation is usually advisable for any complication. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Complication

"Complication" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.72% of the time. "Complication" is used about 358 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)99.72%35715,076
Unclassified Items0.28%1339,140
                    Total100.00%358N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Complication

Expressions using "complication": lack of complication pregnancy complication. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "complication": over-complication.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Complication

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

pregnancy complication

223

bypass surgery complication

13

diabetes complication

74

birth complication

13

complication

44

child birth complication

13

vasectomy complication

42

liposuction complication

12

lasik complication

41

complication spinal tap

12

chin complication surgery

40

complication fundoplication nissen

11

hysterectomy complication

37

complication surgery

11

gastric bypass complication

26

wisdom tooth complication

11

breast implant complication

24

c complication section

10

cataract surgery complication

23

complication plastic surgery

10

abortion complication

22

dental implant complication

9

gall bladder surgery complication

21

total knee replacement complication

9

complication in pregnancy

19

tummy tuck complication

9

complication during pregnancy

19

complication strep throat

9

epidural complication

19

anaesthesia complication

9

diabetic complication

19

complication postpartum

9

complication with root canal

17

bariatric complication surgery

8

colonoscopy complication

16

complication iud

8

breast augmentation complication

15

complication tonsillectomy

8

bypass complication gastric surgery

13

complication loss surgery weight

8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Complication

Language Translations for "complication"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

ngatërresë (confusion, embroilment, entanglement, hindrance, huddle, imbroglio, intricacy, mess, mix, moil, muddle, Mull, network, nodus, nonsense, nuisance, obstruction, quarrel, Ravel, razzle, razzle-dazzle, toss), ndërlikim (complexity, implication, involution, sophistication), komplikacion, koklavitje (tangle). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏تعقيد (complexity, elaboration, intricacy, involvement, perplexity), ‏تعقد (complexity, complicate, entanglement, kink, snarl, tangle), ‏المضاعفة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

усложнение (difficulty, embroilment, involvement, knot, ramification), сложност (complexity, complicacy, intricacy, sinuosity), забърканост (involvement, twine). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

复杂化 (Complicate, Complicating). (various references)

   

Czech

  

komplikace. (various references)

   

Danish

  

komplikation. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

complicatie. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

lisätauti, jälkitauti. (various references)

   

French

  

complication (complexity, complicatedness). (various references)

   

German

  

komplikation. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

επιπλοκή, μπέρδεμα (confusion, jumble, snarl), περιπλοκή (complexity, entanglement, imbroglio, intricacy, involvement, mystification, perplexity, snarl). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

תסביך (complex), תסבוכת (complexity, mix up, snarl, tangle), סבוך (confusion, entanglement, implication, intricacy, shaggy). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

bonyolultság (complexity, complicacy, difficulty, imbroglio, intricacy, subtlety), bonyodalom (intrigue, involvement, knot, node, Nodus, ravel, snarl, story, tangle, tangled skein). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

masalah (problem, question, trouble), komplikasi (ravel), kesulitan (difficulty, hardness, quandary), keruwetan (complexity). (various references)

   

Italian

  

complicazione (intricacy, Nodus, perplexity, tangle). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

紛糾 (confusion, disorder), 交錯 (blending, mixture). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

さくそう (intricacy), さくざつ (intricacy), ふくざつか, ふくざつ (complexity), ふ"きゅう (confusion, disorder, grave mound, tumulus), かっとう (conflict, discord, troubles), いざ"ざ (difficulties, quarrel, tangle, trouble), "うさく (blending, cable, construction, cultivation, farming, handicraft, maneuvering, mixture, steel wire rope, work), へいはつ (coincidence, concurrence). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

합병증. (various references)

   

Manx

  

shagh-ghorley. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

omplicationcay

   

Portuguese

  

complicação (complicacy, difficulty, embroilment, intricacy, involution, involvement, perplexity, ravel, tangle). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

complicare, complicaţie (complexity, complicacy, intricacy, involution, node, perplexity, Ravel), dificultate (ado, crux, difficulty, doubt, hardness, hardship, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, inconvenience, need, ponderosity, ticklishness, trouble). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сложность (bafflement, complexity, complicacy, inextricably, intricacy, multiplicity, sophistication), осложнение. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

složenost (complex, complexity, complicacy), komplikacija (complicacy). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

complicación (complicacy, Ravel). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

krånglighet, komplikation (complexity, entanglement), förveckling (embroilment, entanglement). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

zorluk (adversity, arduousness, complexity, difficulty, entanglement, gaff, grueling, gruelling, hardness, hardship, hassle, hobble, rigor, rigour, rough, strain, stumbling block, tightness, toughness), komplikasyon, karmaşa (blight, complexity, higgledy-piggledy, hubbub, involution, moil, rag bag), karışıklık (bedlam, bungle, cataclysm, chaos, clamor, clamour, clutter, commotion, complexity, confusion, disarrangement, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disturbance, dogs dinner, embroilment, ferment, fermentation, fray, frenzy, fuss, fuss and kerfufle, grab bag, havoc, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, huddle, hugger mugger, huggermugger, hurly burly, imbroglio, indiscrimination, intricacy, involution, jungle, kerfufle, maziness, mess, mishmash, misrule, mix, mix up, muddle, muss, perturbation, pie, pother, pretty kettle of fish, promiscuity, Ravel, riot, rough and tumble, ruckus, ruction, snafu, snarl, snarl up, stir, swirl, tangle, topsyturvy, topsyturvydom, tumble, turbidity, turbulence, unrest, upheaval, upset, wooliness, woolliness), hastalığın başka bir hastalıkla karışması. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

ускладнення (perturbation, sequela), складність (complexity, complicacy, multiplicity), заплутаність (anfractuosity, complexity, complicacy, embarrassment, embroilment, entanglement, intricacy, involution, perplexity, plexus). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

sự phức tạp (complexity, complicacy). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Complication

Derivations

Words beginning with "complication": complications. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Complication" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compliation, complicatino, complicational. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Complication"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "complication" (pronounced kÄ'mplukā"shun)
9-m p l u k ā" sh u nimplication.
8-p l u k ā" sh u napplication, duplication, explication, misapplication, multiplication, replication.
7-l u k ā" sh u nallocation, misallocation, reallocation.
6-u k ā" sh u nacidification, adjudication, advocation, amplification, authentication, avocation, certification, classification, codification, communication, convocation, decertification, dedication, deification, desiccation, disqualification, diversification, domestication, edification, education, equivocation, eradication, excommunication, falsification, fortification, gasification, gratification, identification, indication, intensification, intoxication, invocation, magnification, medication, miscommunication, modification, notification, nullification, ossification, pacification, personification, pontification, prefabrication, prognostication, provocation, purification, qualification, quantification, ramification, ratification, recertification, reclassification, rectification, rededication, reunification, revocation, sanctification, saponification, suffocation, unification, verification, vilification, vindication.
5-k ā" sh u nabdication, altercation, bifurcation, clarification, confiscation, demarcation, detoxication, detoxification, disembarkation, dislocation, echolocation, electrification, embarkation, evocation, fabrication, gentrification, glorification, indemnification, justification, location, lubrication, misidentification, mummification, obfuscation, publication, relocation, simplification, sophistication, specification, syndication, telecommunication, vacation, vocation.
4-ā" sh u nabbreviation, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, activation, adaptation, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alphabetization, alteration, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authorization, automation, aviation, balkanization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, coagulation, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communization, compensation, compilation, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, divination, documentation, domination, donation, dramatization, duration, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, facilitation, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gastrulation, generalization, generation, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, gradation, graduation, granulation, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indentation, indexation, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, machination, magnetization, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscreation, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, nucleation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, punctuation, quotation, radiation, radicalization, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recitation, reclamation, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, recuperation, redecoration, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanitation, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, specialization, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, summation, superstation, tabulation, taxation, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, vibration, victimization, violation, visitation, visualization, vulgarization, westernization.
3-sh u nabduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Complication

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-m-n-o-o-p-t"

-1 letter: compilation.

-2 letters: compaction.

-3 letters: apomictic, coalition, coitional, complaint, compliant, complicit, impaction, occipital, panmictic, plication.

-4 letters: aconitic, amniotic, cationic, climatic, coaction, comitial, complain, iconical, lactonic, location, motional, occipita, optician, optional, palmitin, palomino, platinic, platonic, politico.

-5 letters: aclinic, actinic, amotion, aplitic, apomict, campion, capitol, caption, cipolin, coalpit, cocomat, coition, colicin, colitic, colonic, comatic, comical, comitia, compact, complin.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-i-i-l-m-n-o-o-p-t"
 

+1 letter: complications.

 

+4 letters: overcomplicating.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Quotations: Historic
8. Quotations: Fiction
9. Quotations: Non-fiction
10. Usage Frequency
11. Expressions
12. Expressions: Internet
13. Translations: Modern
14. Derivations
15. Rhymes
16. Anagrams
17. Bibliography


  

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