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complication in Dutch

complication in Dutch is complicatie — complication means a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.

complication in Dutch

complicatie
noun
(medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.

What does "complication" mean?

  1. noun A problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
    "An unexpected complication delayed the project by weeks."
  2. noun (medicine) A secondary condition that arises during or after an illness and makes it worse.
    "Pneumonia is a serious complication of the flu in elderly patients."
  3. noun (horology) An extra function on a watch beyond simply telling the time, such as a date display or moon phase.
    "The watch has a chronograph complication."
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complication in a sentence

  • An unexpected complication delayed the project by weeks.
  • Pneumonia is a serious complication of the flu in elderly patients.
  • The watch has a chronograph complication.

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What is "complication" in Dutch?

"complication" in Dutch is complicatie. complication means: A problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.

How do you use "complication" in a sentence?

Example: "An unexpected complication delayed the project by weeks." In Dutch, "complication" is complicatie.

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