variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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The results showed that students with low differentiation — those who were more emotionally enmeshed with others — experienced higher social anxiety, fear of judgment, stress and more somatic symptoms like headaches, fatigue or physical tension.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Gucci has been enmeshed with the sport since the debut of its first tennis sneaker in 1977.
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Menswear items were fused with women’s ready-to-wear which conveyed how comfortable the global artist was with enmeshing differing energies together mainly masculine and feminine energies.
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But his most recent move also runs the risk the U.S. is now enmeshed in another war in a volatile region — with perilous and uncertain consequences.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Gucci has been enmeshed with the sport since the debut of its first tennis sneaker in 1977.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 30 June 2025
Menswear items were fused with women’s ready-to-wear which conveyed how comfortable the global artist was with enmeshing differing energies together mainly masculine and feminine energies.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 May 2025
But his most recent move also runs the risk the U.S. is now enmeshed in another war in a volatile region — with perilous and uncertain consequences.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for enmesh
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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