complicate

• Adjektiv, das etwas beschreibt, das aufgrund vieler miteinander verbundener Teile oder Faktoren schwer zu verstehen, zu analysieren oder zu bewältigen ist.

An adjective describing something that is difficult to understand, analyze, or deal with due to its many interconnected parts or factors.

1. Complex or intricateB2formal

   Consisting of many interconnected parts; difficult to understand or deal with.

   Kompliziert

   • The instructions were too complicate for beginners.
   • This is a very complicate issue that requires careful analysis.
   • The legal process is often unnecessarily complicate.

   Synonymebyzantinecomplexconvolutedelaborateintricateinvolvedknottylabyrinthinetangled

   Antonymeeasyplainsimplestraightforwarduncomplicated

• Verb, das bezeichnet, etwas schwieriger, komplizierter oder unübersichtlicher zu machen, oft mit zusätzlichen Faktoren oder Problemen. Es kann auch bedeuten, einen Sachverhalt zu verwickeln oder zu erschweren.

A verb used to indicate the act of making something more complex, difficult, or intricate.

1. Make more difficultB2formal

   To make something more complex or difficult to understand or deal with.

   Erschweren

   • His constant questions only served to complicate the situation.
   • Adding too many rules can complicate the process.
   • She didn't want to complicate matters by bringing up the past.

   Synonymecomplexifycompoundconfuseentangleexacerbateinvolvemuddleobscuresnarltangle

   Antonymeclarifyeasefacilitatesimplifystreamline

2. Add complexityB2formal

   To introduce additional elements that make something less straightforward.

   Erschweren

   • The new regulations complicate the application procedure.
   • Their personal relationship complicates their business partnership.
   • Technical jargon can complicate an otherwise simple explanation.

   Synonymecomplexifyconfuseembroilensnareentangleinvolvemiremuddleperplexravelsnarltangle

   Antonymeclarifyeasefacilitatesimplifystreamline