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entanglement

noun

Simple meaning

Being deeply involved and intricated.

Pronunciation

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ehntangguhlmuhnt

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɛnˈtæŋɡəlmənt

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Definition

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noun

  1. The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.

  2. The condition of being deeply involved and intricated (with politics, a group, another person, etc.)

  3. An intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim

  4. That which entangles; an involvement, a complication; an intricacy; a perplexity.

  5. The condition, or an instance, of being romantically or sexually involved with another person; an affair.

  6. The act of entangling.

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