Complicated Meaning
/ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/, /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, [ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/, [ˈkɔm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd], /ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.tɪd/, [ˈkɒm.plɪˌkæɪ.ɾɪd]Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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adjDifficult or convoluted.
"It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon."
"But there always is in my mind something at once ludicrous and mournful in a crowd congregated for the purpose of amusement. What discontent, what vanity, move the complicated wheels of the social machine!"— 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 177:
adjFolded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
verbsimple past and past participle of complicate
"The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools."
Sentence Examples
Math is like love: a simple idea, but it can get complicated.
A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated; it is.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The relationship between the two characters was far too ____ to explain.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The game rules were so ____ that nobody understood them completely.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The relationship between the two characters was far too ____ to explain.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The game rules were so ____ that nobody understood them completely.