complicated

2 definitions • 6 examples

involving a lot of different parts, in a way that is difficult to understand:

complicated instructions

I had to fill in this really complicated form.

The rules are rather complicated to follow.

The relationship is a bit complicated. He's my mother's cousin's daughter's child.

having many parts that are organized in a way that may be difficult to understand:

a complicated machine/process

He gave me directions, but they were so complicated I got lost.