- a group of buildings of a similar type together in one place
- a sports/leisure/shopping complex
- an industrial complex (= a site with many factories)
- (especially North American English) an apartment complex
- (especially North American English) a housing complex
- complex of something a complex of buildings covering about 300 square metres
Synonyms buildingbuildingproperty ▪ premises ▪ complex ▪ structure ▪ blockThese are all words for a structure such as a house, office block or factory that has a roof and four wallsbuilding a structure such as a house, an office block or a factory that has a roof and four walls.property a building or buildings and the surrounding land; land and buildings:Topics Buildingsb2- We have a buyer who would like to view the property.
- The price of property has risen enormously.
- The company is looking for larger premises.
- a leisure complex
- The pier is a wooden structure.
- a block of flats
- the school’s science block
- a(n) commercial/industrial/residential building/property/premises/complex/block
- an apartment building/complex/block
- a/the school building/premises
- to build a property/complex/structure/block
- to put up a building/property/structure/block
- to demolish/pull down a building/property/complex/structure/block
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- huge
- large
- vast
- …
- build
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- a group of things that are connected
- This is just one of a whole complex of issues.
Extra Examples- There is a huge complex of different traditions and religions in the area.
- He will be just one detective working amongst a much bigger complex of colleagues.
- (psychology) (especially in compounds) a set of beliefs or fears, which may not be conscious, that can make somebody very unhappy or cause a mental illness
- He suffers from a guilt complex.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- terrible
- inferiority
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- complex about
- (informal) a feeling of worry or embarrassment about something that is not necessary or reasonable
- She has a complex about her big ears.
Extra ExamplesTopics Mental healthc2- These magazines try to give us all a complex about our thighs.
- My parents never spoke about my height because they didn't want me to grow up with a complex.
- Don't keep on at him about his handwriting or he'll get a complex.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- terrible
- inferiority
- …
- have
- suffer from
- develop
- …
- complex about
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘group of related elements’): from Latin complexus, past participle (used as a noun) of complectere ‘embrace, comprise’, later associated with complexus ‘plaited’; the adjective is partly via French complexe.
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