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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say complicated in sign language?

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. Maciej Pawlicki:

   The draft bill includes a complicated algorithm which shows how to calculate the fair (franc) rate, the rate (which results from the algorithm) means that neither zloty nor foreign currency borrowers are privileged against each others.

2. Doan Van Viet:

   We're trying our best to provide oxygen ... we've drilled holes in several spots but there's a large amount of rocks and dirt falling and the geological structure is complicated, the rescue conditions are very difficult with the rain, heavy winds, narrow tunnel and rising water.

3. Joshua Horwitz:

   Gun violence is obviously a complicated issue and doesn’t just turn around because of a month or two of different sales, there are so many guns in America that a blip in the sales rate is not going to change the death and injury rate in any meaningful fashion, and it’s just too early to tell.

4. Liat Sadler:

   If she trusts that he would manage Amazon well, either he should pay her for her share of the stock, or they could enter a more complicated agreement where she keeps stock and he keeps voting rights.

5. Cindy De La Hoz:

   Sophia’s great rival in Italy wasGina Lollobrigida, so when he introduced himself, he called her Ms. Lolloren. He basically muddled their names as a joke. But she did n’t get it. So they had a bit of an awkward start. But they became friends and that led to a more romantic involvement. [ However ], she was [ already ] romantically involved with [ Italian film producer ] Carlo Ponti, but their situation was very, very complicated. Divorce was illegal in Italy at that time and Carlo Ponti was already married … She was very frustrated at the time. So she fell into this romance with Cary Grant.

Popularity rank by frequency of use