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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And for those who suspect the whole thing is a bubble, well, the latest entanglement is another thing to fret about.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In that process, entanglement within the quantum system converts into extra heat that enters the sink.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Most of the rest of the Middle East, in his mind, is broken, angry, dysfunctional and an arena for unnecessary entanglements.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
In that process, entanglement within the quantum system converts into extra heat that enters the sink.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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