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Impediment vs Complication - What's the difference?

impediment | complication |

As nouns the difference between impediment and complication

is that impediment is a hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress while complication is the act or process of complicating; the state of being complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts; entanglement; complexity.

impediment

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hindrance; that which impedes or hinders progress.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Thus far into the bowels of the land / Have we marched on without impediment .
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=2 citation , passage=I had gazed upon the fortifications and impediments that seemed to keep human beings from entering the citadel of nature, and rashly and ignorantly I had repined.}}
    Working in a noisy factory left him with a slight hearing impediment .
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta

    • Synonyms

    * hindrance * obstruction * obstacle * See also

    Related terms

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    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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