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entanglement

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en·tan·gle  (n-tnggl)
tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles
1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.
2. To complicate; confuse.
3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. See Synonyms at catch.

en·tangle·ment n.
en·tangler n.

entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋgəlmənt]
n
1. something that entangles or is itself entangled
2. a sexual relationship regarded as unfortunate, damaging, or compromising
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.entanglemententanglement - an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
spider web, spider's web - a web resembling the webs spun by spiders
trap - a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

entanglement
noun
1. affair, involvement, romance, intrigue, fling, liaison, love affair, amour, illicit romance a romantic entanglement
2. difficulty, mess, confusion, complication, mix-up, muddle, predicament, imbroglio trying to do his job without the usual bureaucratic entanglements
3. becoming entangled, mix-up, becoming enmeshed, becoming ensnared, becoming jumbled, entrapment, snarl-up (informal, chiefly Brit.), ensnarement Many dolphins are accidentally killed through entanglement in fishing equipment.
Translations
entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] N
1. (= being entangled) → enredo m (fig) → lío m
2. (= love affair) → lío m amoroso
3. (Mil) → alambrada f
entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋgəlmənt] n
(= complicated situation) → imbroglio m
romantic entanglement → amour m compliqué
entanglement
n
(lit, no pl: = enmeshing) → Verfangen nt; (= tangle, of ropes etc) → Durcheinander nt; (esp Mil, of barbed wire) → Verhau m
(fig, in affair etc) → Verwicklung f; legal entanglementRechtskonflikt m; he wanted to avoid any entanglement with domestic politicser wollte sich aus der Innenpolitik heraushalten; she didn’t want any romantic entanglementsie wollte nicht in eine Romanze verwickelt werden
entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] n (fig) (gen) → coinvolgimento; (romantic) → relazione f sentimentale
entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] n (fig) (gen) → coinvolgimento; (romantic) → relazione f sentimentale


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He sat down abruptly, almost cataleptically, drew his head away from the clutch of her hands and out of the entanglement of her hair, and, his nose thrust upward at an angle of forty-five degrees, he began to quiver and to breathe audibly in rhythm to the rhythm of her singing.
Then the entanglement was her husband's, and I cursed him for it.
Nicholson had remarked his son's entanglement with satisfaction, tinged by humour; and his smile, if it still was a thought contemptuous, had implied consent.
 
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