Complication and Pressure

Complication

Complication noun - Something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult.

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Pressure and complication are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressure" instead a noun "Complication".

Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Complication and pressure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complication" instead a noun "Pressure".

severe	severe complication	severe pressure
great	great complication	great pressure
serious	serious complication	serious pressure
little	little complication	little pressure
Other adjectives: slight, further, extra, additional, immense, added.

A harpsichord has the added complication of plucking the string rather than hitting it, so that the pressure of the key suddenly releases while you're pressing it.

Source: Damn You, Muscle Memory
When a Playful Hacker and a Cracker collide on the Net, it's always the Playful Hacker whom authorities pursue first, a plot complication which puts additional pressure on the Playful Hacker to track down the Cracker, the true culprit.

Source: Playful Hacker

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