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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.
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 becoming entangled, mix-up, becoming enmeshed, becoming ensnared, becoming jumbled, entrapment, snarl-up (informal), chiefly Brit. ensnarement
Translations
Spanish entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] nenredo

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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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