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

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

1. complicated(adj)

   difficult to analyze or understand

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

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1. complicated(Adjective)

   difficult or convoluted

   It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.

2. complicated(Adjective)

   (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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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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 Zans:

   I love Wyoming and have considered living here after graduation, for many people, this decision would be made based on factors such as employment opportunities and proximity to family and friends. For myself, and the rest of the LGBT community, this decision has been made more complicated. Presently, my ability to live and work in Wyoming is hindered because I could be summarily fired for simply being who I am.

2. New Jersey:

   The fact is that we tax too much in this country already, and we tax in a way that's much too complicated, we tax that money at every step along the way.

3. Carol McDaid:

   It gets very complicated for the average person, they're already in a [mental health] crisis, looking for help, and they don't know if they should write and complain to their state insurance commissioner, the Department of Labor, the health department. It gets very difficult.

4. Michael Bilello:

   To help support our employee's during the 35 days of the lapse in funding, TSA processed partial payments to its frontline employees. Coincidentally, the payment was processed on the very same day the partial shutdown ended. Of the 60,000 employees, unfortunately, 2 % have experienced pay discrepancies, this partial payment was complicated by a payroll process that goes from TSA to the National Finance Center( National Finance Center). TSA leadership assumed this risk and made the best decision given the circumstances and information at the time. TSA has contacted employees with known issues to ensure they are resolved.

5. Karen Parker:

   Autism is very heterogeneous— it’s very complicated, one of the things we’re really hopeful in doing these studies is asking, ‘Can we streamline this complexity of disorders by understanding the biological substrates that may vary across kids?’.

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