complicatedcipher

noun
UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪtɪd ˈsaɪfə/
US /ˈkɑːmplɪkeɪtɪd ˈsaɪfər/

A secret code that is very hard to figure out.

The spy used a complicatedcipher so no one could read her message.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A confusing set of letters or symbols that is hard to understand.

The note looked like a complicatedcipher to everyone in class.

3. A problem that seems like a secret code because it is so tricky.

Solving the schedule felt like cracking a complicatedcipher.

4. A way of hiding words using many mixed-up steps.

Grandpa made a complicatedcipher for the treasure hunt clues.