Definitions for complicated
ˈkɒm plɪˌkeɪ tɪdcom·pli·cat·ed

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. complicatedadjective

   difficult to analyze or understand

   "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"

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1. complicatedadjective

   difficult or convoluted

   It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.

2. complicatedadjective

   (Biology) Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects)

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Complicated

   of Complicate

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1. Complicated

   "Complicated" is the debut single by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released in 2002 from her debut album, Let Go. It was written by Lavigne and The Matrix, and produced by The Matrix. The single reached number one in Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three in the United Kingdom. Based on its chart performance, the song is Lavigne's second most successful single and was one of the most successful releases of 2002. Lavigne broke a record set by Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" when "Complicated" held the number one spot on the Adult Top 40 chart for 16 weeks in a row. "Complicated" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'complicated' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3545

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'complicated' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2354

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'complicated' in Adjectives Frequency: #459

How to pronounce complicated?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of complicated in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of complicated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of complicated in a Sentence

1. Garrett Watson:

   It would be easier for policy makers politically and from a policy perspective to raise tax rates rather than make very complicated, untested changes to the tax base like this, they come with their own set of risks.

2. Greg Daniel:

   It will take a financial contribution to get this off the ground. It's expensive and complicated, most people think this is already being done, but we don't have the fundamental ability to link devices to their outcomes, like on the drug side.

3. Frances Haugen:

   I'm saddest when I look on Twitter and people blame the parents for these problems with Facebook. They say,' Just take your kid's phone away.' But the reality is that it's a lot more complicated than that, very rarely do Frances Haugen have one of these generational shifts where the generation that leads, like parents who guide their children, have such a different set of experiences that they don't have the context to support their children in a safe way.

4. Judy Kuriansky:

   Women's sexuality is very complicated. It's not a matter of just taking that pill, by the way, and then all of a sudden the lights go on, you have to feel good about your body. You have to feel good about yourself. You have to feel the guy really loves you...It's complex. It's not the same as a man taking a pill.

5. Patricio Rivera:

   The final quarter of last year was complicated and we are readjusting economic figures, we will have respectable economic growth (in 2015). It will be very satisfactory given this situation.

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