adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/kəmˈplɪs.ɪt/
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rhymes with -ɪsɪt
CMU ARPABET:K AH0 M P L IH1 S AH0 T
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adj
Meaning 1
Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Most likely a back-formation from complicity, under the influence of words such as explicit, as though the suffix -ity were composed of -it (from Latin -itus) and -y.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مُتَوَاطِئ
(mutawāṭiʔ)
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Arabic:
مُشَارِك
(mušārik)
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Danish:
medskyldig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Danish:
meddelagtig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Danish:
medsammensvoren
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Dutch:
medeplichtig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Esperanto:
kunkulpa
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Esperanto:
komplica
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Finnish:
osallinen
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
French:
complice
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
German:
Komplize
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
German:
beteiligt
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
German:
mitschuldig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
German:
mit unter einer Decke steckend
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
German:
mit drin steckend
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Icelandic:
samsekur
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Ido:
komplica
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Portuguese:
cúmplice
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Portuguese:
complícito
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Russian:
замешанный
(zamešannyj)
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Russian:
соучастник
(součastnik)
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Russian:
причастный
(pričastnyj)
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Spanish:
cómplice
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Swedish:
delaktig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature
Swedish:
medskyldig
— associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature