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Blockage vs Complication - What's the difference?

blockage | complication |

As nouns the difference between blockage and complication

is that blockage is the state of being blocked while complication is the act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

blockage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being blocked
  • A thing that is blocking
    • There was a blockage in the sewer, so we called out the plumber.

    complication

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia complication) (en noun)
  • The act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.
  • A person who doesn't fit in with the main scheme of things; an interloper; someone you need to placate.
  • (medicine) A disease or diseases, or adventitious circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.
  • A feature beyond basic time display in a timepiece.

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