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adjective
- 1. consisting of many different and connected parts: "a complex network of water channels" Similar
- 2. denoting or involving numbers or quantities containing both a real and an imaginary part.
noun
- 1. a group of similar buildings or facilities on the same site: "a new apartment complex"
- 2. a related group of emotionally significant ideas that are completely or partly repressed and that cause psychic conflict leading to abnormal mental states or behavior.
verb
- 1. make (an atom or compound) form a complex with another: "the DNA was complexed with the nuclear extract"
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: an exaggerated reaction to or preoccupation with a subject or situation. He has always had a complex about spiders. She has a weight complex. Not being able to find a job was giving me a complex. c. : a group of obviously related units of which the degree and nature of the relationship is imperfectly known. d.
a particular anxiety or unconscious fear that a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth: an inferiority complex.
a particular anxiety or unconscious fear that a person has, especially as a result of an unpleasant experience that they have had in the past or because they have a low opinion of their own worth: an inferiority complex.
A complex is a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller areas. ...plans for constructing a new stadium and leisure complex. ...a complex of offices and flats.
noun. an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc.: the entire complex of our educational system; an apartment complex. Synonyms: labyrinth, tangle, web, network.
Something complex has two or more related parts, or is not simple in its structure. As a noun, a complex is a group of units, often a group of buildings. The adjective is stressed on the second syllable, but the noun is stressed on the first syllable.
made of many different things or parts that are connected; difficult to understand synonym complicated. a complex problem/issue/process/system. a complex argument/subject. complex machinery. the complex structure of the human brain. Scientists need a better understanding of the complex interactions that cause hurricanes to intensify.
COMPLEX meaning: 1. involving a lot of different but connected parts in a way that is difficult to understand: 2…. Learn more.
n. [ countable] a complicated group, system, or assembly of related things that form a whole: an apartment complex; a business complex. Psychology a group of related ideas, desires, and impulses that influence one's attitudes and behavior: He had a complex about dark rooms. She had an inferiority complex. com•plex•ly, adv.
Definition of complex noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
