enmeshment

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Recent Examples of enmeshment No single personality type or demographic was immune to the experience of a deep enmeshment with one’s audience, and to its profound consequences for their creativity and well-being. — Julianna Pillemer, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026 Complex, intricate, and at all times realistic and humane, Famous Men is the pinnacle of the attempt to capture this specific and yet, all too universal, formative experience of enmeshment, devotion, and ego-death. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026 People who avoid intimacy often fear that emotional closeness will lead to loss of control, obligation or enmeshment. — 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
Noun
  • Nearly 27% of 2025 entanglements were observed off the coast of California.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Today, entanglement is the foundation for quantum computing and next-generation sensors, among other applications.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The juxtaposition between the journalist and the actor became a microcosm for the tension inherent in creating must-see television out of entrapment and public humiliation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the methods used in the show’s sting operations, as depicted here, uncomfortably skirt the dubious boundaries of entrapment.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Recent acoustical changes to the ever-challenging Houston hall have even yielded more sonic presence, warmth and envelopment.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Enmeshment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enmeshment. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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