complex (noun)

  • 41vitamin B complex — noun originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins • Syn: ↑B complex vitamin, ↑B complex, ↑vitamin B, ↑B vitamin, ↑B • Hypernyms: ↑water soluble vitamin • …

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  • 42complex — /ˈkɒmplɛks / (say kompleks) adjective 1. composed of interconnected parts; compound; composite. 2. characterised by an involved combination of parts. 3. complicated; intricate. 4. (of a word) consisting of two parts, at least one of which is a… …

  • 43complex — 1 adjective 1 consisting of many different parts or processes that are closely connected: There is a complex network of roads round the city. | Photosynthesis is a highly complex process. 2 difficult to understand or deal with: Mental illness is… …

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  • 44complex — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 set of buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large, vast ▪ entertainment, holiday (BrE), leisure, shopping, sports …

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  • 45complex — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intricate, manifold, complicated, involved, knotty. n. tangle, knot, maze; informal, obsession, fixation; inferiority, persecution, Oedipus, etc. complex. See disorder, insanity, intellect. II… …

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  • 46superiority complex — noun an exaggerated estimate of your own value and importance • Hypernyms: ↑egotism, ↑self importance, ↑swelled head * * * suˌperiˈority complex 7 [superiority complex] noun a feeling that you are better or more importa …

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  • 47persecution complex — noun : the feeling of being persecuted especially without basis in reality * * * perseˈcution complex f10 [persecution complex] noun a type of mental illness in which sb believes that other people are trying to harm them …

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  • 48complex — 1. adjective 1) a complex situation Syn: complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, elaborate, impenetrable, Gordian; difficult, knotty, tricky, thorny Ant: simple 2) a …

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  • 49complex — 1. adjective 1) a complex structure Syn: compound, composite, multiplex 2) a complex situation Syn: complicated, involved, intricate, convoluted, elaborate, difficult; Brit …

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  • 50complex — adjective 1》 consisting of many different and connected parts. 2》 not easy to understand; complicated. 3》 Mathematics (of a number) containing both a real and an imaginary participle noun 1》 an interlinked system; a network.     ↘a group of… …

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