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entangle

/ɛnˈtaŋɡəl/

Meanings
verb
To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated

Examples :

"The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net."
action process condition

Related Words

Illustration entangled

entangled verb

/ɪnˈtæŋɡəld/ /ɛnˈtæŋɡəld/

To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated

"The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net."

Illustration separated

separated verb

/ˈsɛpəɹeɪtɪd/

To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

"Separate the articles from the headings."

Illustration embarrass

embarrass verb

/ɪmˈbæ.ɹəs/

To humiliate; to disrupt somebody's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely; to disconcert; to abash

""My little brother's loud burp in the quiet library threatened to embarrass me in front of my classmates." "

Illustration embarrassments

embarrassments noun

/ɪmˈbærəsmənts/ /əmˈbærəsmənts/

A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.

"The repeated spelling mistakes on his presentation slides caused several embarrassments during the meeting. "

Illustration difficulties

difficulties noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəltiz/

A series of frustrations

"Learning a new language often presents many difficulties, including remembering vocabulary and understanding grammar rules. "

Illustration interweave

interweave verb

/ɪntəɹˈwiːv/

To combine through weaving.

"The artist skillfully interwove different colored threads to create a beautiful tapestry. "

Illustration circumstances

circumstances noun

/ˈsɜːkəmst(ə)nsɪz/ /ˈsɝkəmstænsɪz/

That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.

""Because of unforeseen circumstances, the school trip was cancelled." "

Illustration unnecessary

unnecessary adjective

/ʌnˈnɛ.sə.s(ə)ɹɪ / /ʌnˈnɛ.səˌsɛ.ɹi/

Not needed or necessary.

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

Illustration entangling

entangling verb

/ɪnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/ /ɛnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/

To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated

"The dolphins became entangled in a fishing net."

Illustration complications

complications noun

/ˌkɑmplɪˈkeɪʃənz/ /ˌkɒmplɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act or process of complicating.

"The new software update caused several complications with our online ordering system, requiring us to shut it down temporarily. "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Illustration perplexing

perplexing verb

/pɚˈplɛksɪŋ/

To cause to feel baffled; to puzzle.

"The complicated instructions for the science experiment perplexed the students. "