— complicative , adj.
/kom'pli kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of complicating.
2. a complicated or involved state or condition.
3. a complex combination of elements or things.
4. something that introduces, usually unexpectedly, some difficulty, problem, change, etc.: Because of the complications involved in traveling during the strike, we decided to postpone our trip.
5. Pathol. a concurrent disease, accident, or adverse reaction that aggravates the original disease.
6. the act of forming a unified idea or impression from a number of sense data, memories, etc.
[ 1605-15; complication- (s. of complicatio ), equiv. to complicat ( us ) (see COMPLICATE) + -ion- -ION ]
Syn. 4. drawback, handicap, obstacle.