verb
- making something more difficult to understand or deal with
Usage: present participle of complicate
adjective
- serving to make a situation more complex or difficult
Usage: attributive use
Examples
- The new regulations are complicating the approval process.
- She kept complicating matters by adding unnecessary details.
- The storm is complicating our travel plans.
- His injury is complicating his recovery from surgery.
- The complicating factor was the language barrier.
- These complicating circumstances require careful consideration.
- Stop complicating things and just follow the instructions.