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10 Language-to-English DictionariesComplicated
/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.
"The instructions for assembling the furniture were complicated and hard to follow." - 2
Difficult to analyze or understand.
"The plot of the movie was so complicated that I lost track of the characters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'complicated' originates from the Latin 'complicare', meaning 'to fold together'. It evolved through Middle French 'compliqué' before entering English in the late 16th century, reflecting a shift from a physical folding to a metaphorical sense of complexity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Complicated" is said worldwide
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compliqué
Transliteration: kɔ̃plike
"Les instructions étaient compliquées à suivre."
kompliziert
Transliteration: kɔmplɪˈtsiːʁt
"Die Anweisungen waren kompliziert und schwer zu verstehen."
complicato
Transliteration: kompliˈkaːto
"Le istruzioni erano complicate da seguire."
complicado
Transliteration: kompliˈkaðo
"Las instrucciones eran complicadas de seguir."
complicado
Transliteration: kõplikaˈdu
"As instruções eram complicadas de seguir."
जटिल
Transliteration: jaṭil
"निर्देश जटिल थे और समझने में कठिन थे।"
复杂的
Transliteration: fùzá de
"说明书很复杂，难以理解。"
복잡한
Transliteration: bokjaphan
"설명서가 복잡해서 이해하기 어려웠다."
複雑な
Transliteration: fukuzatsu na
"説明書は複雑で理解しにくかった。"
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