en·tan·gle ( n-t ng g l)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·tan gle·ment n.en·tan gler 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
| Noun | 1. |  entanglement - an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victimspider 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
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 entanglement → Rechtskonflikt m; he wanted to avoid any entanglement with domestic politics → er wollte sich aus der Innenpolitik heraushalten; she didn’t want any romantic entanglement → sie 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
entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] n (fig) (gen) → coinvolgimento; (romantic) → relazione f sentimentale
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