| complex | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. complex, composite | a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts.; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town" |
| ~ whole | all of something including all its component elements or parts.; "Europe considered as a whole"; "the whole of American literature" |
| ~ hybrid | a composite of mixed origin.; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices" |
| ~ syndrome | a complex of concurrent things.; "every word has a syndrome of meanings" |
| n. (substance) | 2. complex, coordination compound | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated. |
| ~ hydrochloride | a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride. |
| ~ chemical compound, compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight. |
| n. (feeling) | 3. complex | (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ depth psychology, psychoanalysis, analysis | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud.; "his physician recommended psychoanalysis" |
| ~ oedipal complex, oedipus complex | a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved. |
| ~ electra complex | a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father. |
| ~ inferiority complex | a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. building complex, complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures. |
| ~ college | a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed. |
| ~ industrial plant, plant, works | buildings for carrying on industrial labor.; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles" |
| ~ ribbon development | building complex in a continuous row along a road. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| adj. | 5. complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| ~ compound | composed of more than one part.; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes"; "compound flower heads" |
| ~ analyzable, decomposable | capable of being partitioned. |
| ~ tortuous, convoluted, tangled, byzantine, knotty, involved | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious.; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months" |
| ~ colonial, compound | composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony.; "coral is a colonial organism" |
| ~ complicated | difficult to analyze or understand.; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics" |
| ~ composite | consisting of separate interconnected parts. |
| ~ compound | consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts.; "soap is a compound substance"; "housetop is a compound word"; "a blackberry is a compound fruit" |
| ~ daedal | complex and ingenious in design or function.; "the daedal hand of nature" |
| ~ gordian | extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot'. |
| ~ interlacing, interlinking, interlocking, interwoven | linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing. |
| ~ intricate | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate.; "intricate lacework" |
| ~ labyrinthian, mazy, labyrinthine | resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity.; "a labyrinthine network of tortuous footpaths" |
| ~ multifactorial | involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes). |
| ~ multiplex | having many parts or aspects.; "the multiplex problem of drug abuse" |
| ~ thickening | becoming more intricate or complex.; "a thickening plot" |
| complicated | | |
| adj. | 1. complicated | difficult to analyze or understand.; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics" |
| ~ complex | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts.; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
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