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development vs complication

complication vs development

development and complication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
development Yes No No No
complication Yes No No No
As nouns, complication is a hyponym of development; that is, complication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than development:
  • development: a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation
  • complication: a development that complicates a situation
Other hyponyms of development include turn, turn of events, twist, phenomenon, ramification.
development (noun) complication (noun)
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining the act or process of complicating
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful puzzling complexity
(music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated a development that complicates a situation
a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation a situation or condition that is complex or confused
a district that has been developed to serve some purpose any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease
processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage)
a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the early part of a game of chess)
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