entanglement

Meanings

Plural: entanglements

Noun

• an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
• The act of entangling.
• The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
• The condition of being deeply involved and intricated (with politics, a group, another person, etc.)
• The state or condition of being entangled; intricate and confused involution.
• The condition, or an instance, of being romantically or sexually involved with another person; an affair.
• That which entangles; an involvement, a complication; an intricacy; a perplexity.
• An obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach.
• That which entangles; an involvement, a complication; an intricacy; a perplexity.
• An obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbour entrance.
• Ellipsis of quantum entanglement.

Synonyms

web

Related Words

entangler, entangling