complex
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1. a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | college, |
| definition | : | a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ribbon development, |
| definition | : | building complex in a continuous row along a road (noun.artifact) |
2. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | whole, |
| definition | : | all of something including all its component elements or parts (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | hybrid, |
| definition | : | a composite of mixed origin (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | syndrome, |
| definition | : | a complex of concurrent things (noun.cognition) |
3. (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior (noun.feeling)
| hypernym | : | feeling, |
| definition | : | the experiencing of affective and emotional states (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | oedipal complex, oedipus complex, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | electra complex, |
| definition | : | a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father (noun.feeling) |
| hyponym | : | inferiority complex, |
| definition | : | a sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliated (noun.feeling) |
| domain category | : | analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis, |
| definition | : | a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud (noun.act) |
4. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | chemical compound, compound, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hydrochloride, |
| definition | : | a complex consisting of an organic base in association with hydrogen chloride (noun.substance) |
5. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts (adj.all)
| similar | : | colonial, compound, |
| definition | : | composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony (adj.all) |
| similar | : | complicated, |
| definition | : | difficult to analyze or understand (adj.all) |
| similar | : | composite, |
| definition | : | consisting of separate interconnected parts (adj.all) |
| similar | : | compound, |
| definition | : | consisting of two or more substances or ingredients or elements or parts (adj.all) |
| similar | : | daedal, |
| definition | : | complex and ingenious in design or function (adj.all) |
| similar | : | gordian, |
| definition | : | extremely intricate; usually in phrase `Gordian knot' (adj.all) |
| similar | : | intricate, |
| definition | : | having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | multifactorial, |
| definition | : | involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | multiplex, |
| definition | : | having many parts or aspects (adj.all) |
| similar | : | thickening, |
| definition | : | becoming more intricate or complex (adj.all) |
| also | : | difficult, hard, |
| definition | : | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure (adj.all) |
| also | : | compound, |
| definition | : | composed of more than one part (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | complexity, complexness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intricate and compounded (noun.attribute) |
6. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | composite, |
| definition | : | consisting of separate interconnected parts (adj.all) |
7. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts (adj.all)
| antonym | : | simple, |
| definition | : | having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | complexity, complexness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intricate and compounded (noun.attribute) |
8. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | composite, |
| definition | : | consisting of separate interconnected parts (adj.all) |
9. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts (adj.all)
| antonym | : | simple, |
| definition | : | having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | complexity, complexness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intricate and compounded (noun.attribute) |
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