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Complication vs Enigma - What's the difference?

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Complication is a related term of enigma.


As a noun complication

is the act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

As a proper noun enigma is

a german device used during world war ii to encode strategic messages.

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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    enigma

    English

    (wikipedia enigma)

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en-noun)“ enigma'” listed by ' Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
  • Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
  • A riddle, or a difficult problem.

    • Related terms

    * a riddle wrapped up in an enigma * Enigma machine * enigmatic

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