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单词 tanglements
释义

tanglement

noun

tan·​gle·​ment ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce tanglement (audio)
: entanglement

Synonyms

  • entanglement
  • mesh(es)
  • morass
  • net
  • noose
  • quagmire
  • quicksand
  • snare
  • toil(s)
  • trap
  • web
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Example Sentences

legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

tanglements

noun

plural of tanglement
as in tangles
something that catches and holds legal tanglements stemming from the museum's refusal to return the looted carvings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tangles
  • traps
  • entanglements
  • meshes
  • labyrinths
  • webs
  • toils
  • mazes
  • nets
  • quicksands
  • morasses
  • snares
  • quagmires
  • nooses
  • snarls
  • cat's cradles
  • knots
  • cobwebs
  • spiderwebs
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