complicated
adjective
- cause to be more difficult, involved
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒm.plɪ.keɪ.tɪd/ / /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ / [ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.ɾɪd]
adj
- Difficult or convoluted.
“It seems this complicated situation will not blow over soon.”
“But there always is in my mind something at once ludicrous and mournful in a crowd congregated for the purpose of amusement. What discontent, what vanity, move the complicated wheels of the social machine!”
- Folded longitudinally (as in the wings of certain insects).
verb
- simple past and past participle of complicate
“The process of fixing the car engine was complicated by the lack of tools.”