a raveling or becoming raveled; esp., entanglement or complication
ravelment in American English
(ˈrævəlmənt)
noun
entanglement; confusion
Word origin
[1825–35; ravel + -ment]This word is first recorded in the period 1825–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cross section, electrolyte, individualism, panda, relativity-ment is a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state (abridgment; refreshment), a product (fragment), or means (ornament)