entanglement (redirected from entanglements)

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.

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en·tangle·ment n.

en·tangler n.

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entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋg^əlmənt]

n

1. something that entangles or is itself entangled

2. a sexual relationship regarded as unfortunate, damaging, or compromising

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

entanglement - an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim web 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

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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 [ɪnˈtæŋg^əlmənt] 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 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

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entanglement [ɪnˈtæŋglmənt] n (fig) (gen) → coinvolgimento; (romantic) → relazione f sentimentale