Entanglements Meaning in English

word · lemma: entanglement

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UK

Definition

Situations where things or people are mixed up together in a complicated or difficult way, often making things hard to separate or solve. It can refer to problems, relationships, or physical things that are tangled.

Usage & Nuances

Often used in formal or literary contexts for complicated problems or relationships, such as 'romantic entanglements' or 'legal entanglements.' Commonly plural. Not used for simple tangles of things like hair or strings (use 'tangles' for those).

• Spanish: enredos - enredos amorosos - enredos legales
• Portuguese (BR): enrolamentos - envolvimentos complicados - encrencas
• Portuguese (PT): enrolamentos - envolvimentos complicados - embrulhadas
• Chinese (Simplified): 纠缠 - 复杂关系 - 麻烦
• Chinese (Traditional): 糾纏 - 複雜關係 - 麻煩事
• Hindi: उलझनें - जटिल संबंध
• Arabic: تشابكات - علاقات معقدة - مشاكل
• Bengali: জটিলতা - জট
• Russian: запутанности - сложные связи
• Japanese: もつれ - 複雑な関係
• Vietnamese: rắc rối - mối ràng buộc phức tạp
• Korean: 얽힘 - 복잡한 관계
• Turkish: karmaşıklık - girift ilişkiler
• Urdu: الجھاؤ - پیچیدگیاں
• Indonesian: keterikatan - permasalahan rumit

Example Sentences

Their business entanglements got messy and ended badly for both.

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Let’s keep things simple and avoid unnecessary entanglements.

natural

The ropes had many entanglements, making it hard to pull the boat in.

basic

She avoids emotional entanglements at work.

basic

His legal entanglements delayed the project.

basic

I’m not looking for any romantic entanglements right now.

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