| Main Entry: |
complex |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
psychological problem |
Synonyms: |
a thing about something,
anxiety, exaggerated reaction,
fear, fixation, fixed idea, hang-up, idée fixe,
insanity,
mania, neurosis,
obsession, phobia,
preoccupation, repression
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| Notes: |
something complex may be well-organized and logically constructed as well as subtle and intricate, while a thing that is complicated will have something irregular, perverse, asymmetrical in addition to fundamental intricacy; complex is more formal and technical (a problem in mathematics is complex) while something like personal life can be complicated |
