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Recent Examples of enmeshment
People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
This enmeshment of creative sources showcased how the titan utilized himself as an instrument who chose to refuse normativity.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
That is an unhealthy amount of enmeshment.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
This enmeshment of creative sources showcased how the titan utilized himself as an instrument who chose to refuse normativity.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enmeshment
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Establishing a rare closeness of the finishing-each-other’s-sentences kind, the duo truly embrace the immersive feeling of being one half of that singular, irreplaceably defining friendship of the teen years, one that often feels like a high-stakes romantic entanglement.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
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Contracts, loan agreements, and other financial entanglements could be the focal point of such discussions.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Never wear your lenses while asleep, either, since that can cause dryness, irritation, abrasions and entrapment of germs that can lead to serious infections.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Critics say the strategy can amount to entrapment of mentally vulnerable people who wouldn’t have the wherewithal to act alone.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Enmeshment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshment. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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