entanglement
[noun]
Synonyms: embroilment, enmeshment, involvement, web, cobweb, mesh(es), toil(s)

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Related Words: ensnarement, affair, intrigue, liaison, association, contact

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

en‧tan‧gle‧ment /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ noun

1. [countable] a difficult situation or relationship that is hard to escape from:
She had always been afraid of any emotional entanglements.

2. [uncountable] when something becomes entangled in something

3. [countable often plural] a fence made of barbed wire that prevents enemy soldiers from getting too close

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲