entanglement
noun
en·tan·gle·ment
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics
Examples of entanglement in a Sentence
his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
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Even small housing projects are subject to lengthy entanglements in red tape as costs escalate.
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Stiff and self-healing hydrogels by polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement
PubMed.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The Grammy winner announced that all proceeds connected to the tune will be donated to UNRWA USA, or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which aims to help refugees in Palestine affected by the current entanglement with Israel.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the New England Aquarium and others say the two biggest threats to the whales are vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Stiff and self-healing hydrogels by polymer entanglements in co-planar nanoconfinement
PubMed.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The Grammy winner announced that all proceeds connected to the tune will be donated to UNRWA USA, or the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which aims to help refugees in Palestine affected by the current entanglement with Israel.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the New England Aquarium and others say the two biggest threats to the whales are vessel strikes and entanglements in fishing gear.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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