noun🔗ShareThe state of being entangled; intricate and confused involution."Her constant romantic entanglements created drama in the office. "situationhumansocietyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which entangles; intricacy; perplexity."The company tried to avoid financial entanglements by keeping their accounting simple and transparent. "situationconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn obstruction placed in front or on the flank of a fortification, to impede an enemy's approach."The soldiers carefully placed barbed wire entanglements in the field to slow down the enemy's advance. "militarywarweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn obstruction of cables and spars across a river or harbour entrance."The unexpected entanglements of rope and broken masts completely blocked the harbor entrance after the storm. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA quantum mechanical phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects have to be described with reference to each other, even though the individual objects are spatially separated."The entangled particles, a fascinating example of quantum entanglement, were crucial to the experiment, because their fates were linked even though they were miles apart. "physicssciencetheoryenergyphenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading