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entanglement

[ en-tang-guhl-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of entangling.
  2. the state of being entangled.
  3. something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication.


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Other Word Forms

  • t··ٲg·Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entanglement1

First recorded in 1630–40; entangle + -ment
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He mainlines all of his romantic entanglements as if they were the antidote to his unresolved traumas.

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“Sherlock & Daughter” hits the sweet spot between originality and familiarity with a plot that’s as devoted to unraveling the mystery of Amelia as it is to weaving a new entanglement for Holmes.

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Traversing death, failure, pregnancy, irrevocable life changes and skyrocketing success, Zevin’s novel spotlights a complex friendship and the entanglements of love when a relationship is bound by a higher passion.

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She also said the “transactional” entanglement involves the two characters having “a lot of sex in this movie.”

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The technology was developed initially for fisheries in the US and Canada where endangered North Atlantic right whales have died in entanglements.

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