complication
noun
[ kɒmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n ]
• a circumstance that complicates something; a difficulty.
• "there is a complication concerning ownership of the site"
Similar:
difficulty,
problem,
issue,
obstacle,
hurdle,
stumbling block,
barrier,
impediment,
drawback,
snag,
catch,
hitch,
fly in the ointment,
prob,
headache,
hiccup,
facer,
spanner in the works,
monkey wrench in the works,
• a secondary disease or condition aggravating an already existing one.
• "she developed complications after the surgery"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin complicatio(n- ), from Latin complicare ‘fold together’ (see complicate).
