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Complication vs Conundrum - What's the difference?

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Complication is a related term of conundrum.


As nouns the difference between complication and conundrum

is that complication is the act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity while conundrum is a difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

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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    conundrum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
  • * 1816 ,
  • “Why should I understand that, or anything else?” asked the girl. “Don’t bother my head by asking conundrums , I beg of you. Just let me discover myself in my own way.”
  • A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
  • * 2004 , , statement read before being sentenced to five months in prison
  • And while I am more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for them and for their losses than for my own, more worried for their futures than for the future of Martha Stewart the person, you are faced with a conundrum , a problem of monumental, to me, proportions.

    Synonyms

    * (difficult question) brain-teaser, enigma, puzzle, riddle * (difficult choice) dilemma