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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Many of the schools promptly cut ties with The PhD Project after the investigation was opened, in order to avoid entanglements with the administration.
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Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Many of the schools promptly cut ties with the PhD Project after the investigation was opened, in order to avoid entanglements with the administration.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Breeds portrays a Hollywood performer whose career struggles prompt a return to her Australian island home, where unresolved family conflicts stemming from a romantic entanglement await her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Sternhell’s thesis on the French origins of fascism was fiercely contested in a France that, even as late as the 1980s, was still grappling with the historical entanglement between the political cultures of the Third Republic and those of the Vichy state.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Many of the schools promptly cut ties with the PhD Project after the investigation was opened, in order to avoid entanglements with the administration.
—Jocelyn Gecker, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Breeds portrays a Hollywood performer whose career struggles prompt a return to her Australian island home, where unresolved family conflicts stemming from a romantic entanglement await her.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Feb. 2026
Sternhell’s thesis on the French origins of fascism was fiercely contested in a France that, even as late as the 1980s, was still grappling with the historical entanglement between the political cultures of the Third Republic and those of the Vichy state.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Entanglement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entanglement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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