Figurative. George Washington warned against entanglement with foreign countries.
The trenches were protected by barbed-wire entanglements.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tan|gle|ment — «TANG guhl muhnt», noun. 1. the state of being tangled: »When he declared bankruptcy his business affairs were in an awful tanglement. 2. = tangle. (Cf. ↑tangle) … Useful english dictionary
dis|en|tan|gle|ment — «DIHS ehn TANG guhl muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disentangling. 2. the state of being disentangled … Useful english dictionary
in|ter|tan|gle|ment — «IHN tuhr TANG guhl muhnt», noun. 1. intertangled state or condition. 2. something intertangled … Useful english dictionary
gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… … English syllables
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
tanglement — tan·gle·ment … English syllables
entanglement — en·tan·gle·ment … English syllables
tangle — I tan•gle [[t]ˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted strands; snarl 2) to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows 3) to catch and hold in or as if in a net or… … From formal English to slang
disentangle — dis•en•tan•gle [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling 1) cvb to free from entanglement; untangle; extricate 2) cvb to become disentangled • Etymology: 1590–1600 dis en•tan′gle•ment, n. dis en•tan′gler, n … From formal English to slang
Disentanglement — Dis en*tan gle*ment, n. The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
