n a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town
n a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated
n (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior
n a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
a complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts
a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody a complex mass of diverse laws and customs