"entanglement" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-entanglement.wav [UK] Forms: entanglement [singular], entanglements [plural]
Etymology: entangle + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|entangle|ment}} entangle + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An entanglement is a complicated or difficult situation, often involving issues or people ideas or positions.
    Sense id: simple-entanglement-en-noun-y~9g3Whc
  2. Entanglement is a state in which things are twisted or knotted together.
    Sense id: simple-entanglement-en-noun-Nd2enJhV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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