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complicating

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪŋ/

/ˈkɑmplɪkeɪtɪŋ/

complicatinggerund / present participle

/ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

/ˈkɑːm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

Translations

compliquantForme adjectivale au participe présent ; souvent rendue en français par une tournure plus naturelle selon le contexte.

The complicating factors in the project led to delays.

Les facteurs compliquants du projet ont entraîné des retards.

Definitions

Making something more difficult or complex.

The complicating factors in the project led to delays and increased costs.

Synonyms

complicatingnoun

Gerund: the act or process of complicating

Translations

complexificationAu sens de rendre plus complexe ; registre courant.

The complicating of the procedure was unnecessary.

La complexification de la procédure était inutile.

Additional translations

complicationAu sens plus général de fait ou processus qui rend une situation plus difficile.

Definitions

The act or process of making something more difficult or complex.

The complicating of the procedure was unnecessary.

Synonyms

complicateverb

complicating

Gerund

complicated

Past Simple

complicated

Past Participle

complicating

Gerund

/ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

/ˈkɑmplɪkeɪt/

Translations

compliquer

The new regulations will complicate the process of obtaining a permit.

Les nouvelles réglementations compliqueront le processus d'obtention d'un permis.

Additional translations

aggraverMédecine ; pour une maladie ou un état de santé.

Definitions

To make something more difficult or less straightforward.

The new regulations will complicate the process of obtaining a permit.

To involve or entangle in a complex or intricate situation.

His decision to invest in multiple businesses could complicate his financial situation.

(medicine) To make (a disease or medical condition) more severe or difficult to treat by the development of additional disorders.

Pneumonia can complicate influenza and lead to serious illness.

Synonyms

mix up

Antonyms

complicateadjective

Definitions

Formed of interwoven or interconnected parts; complex or intricate (archaic).

The city was a maze of complicate alleys and hidden courtyards.