complex
Definitions of complex
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a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related partssynonyms: samenstel
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a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinatedtype of:compound, kampong, verbinding(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
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(psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behaviortypes:moedercomplex, oedipuscomplexa complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolvedminderwaardigheidscomplexa sense of personal inferiority arising from conflict between the desire to be noticed and the fear of being humiliatedtype of:aandoening, aandrang, aandrift, affect, emotie, gemoedsaandoening, gemoedsbeweging, geneigdheid, gevoel, gevoelen, inclinatie, neiging, sentimentthe experiencing of affective and emotional states
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