enchainment
- noun
- /ɪnˈʧeɪnmənt/
- Literature
:
encadenamiento
- In his lecture, the professor highlighted the enchainment of historical events that led to the revolution, making the timeline clear.
Examples
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The author expertly demonstrated the enchainment of themes throughout her novel, linking love, loss, and redemption.
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The documentary showcased the enchainment of biodiversity and human activity, illustrating how each affects the other.
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In an analysis of She-Devil as gothic fantasy, Patricia Waugh writes about Ruth's "enchainment to the myth of love."
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
∞
1.9
A relationship between people, things, ideas, or events
256
2.0
A series of connected events where each follows the next
26
3.9
A connection between things, for example air pollution and disease
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6.8
The way things are linked and affect each other
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9.9
A series of things like events or ideas joined in a chain
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5.8
A way two or more things connect and affect each other
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6.1
A connection between things or systems that makes them affect each other
A link in the mind between ideas, memories, or events
A close, often complicated connection between people, groups, or ideas
Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected
Antonyms
How Connected
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4.0
21
4.8
- Literature
442
1.1
131
3.0
172
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Enchainment comes from the parts en- 'in' and chain 'a line of metal rings', so you can imagine ideas as links joined together. That's why enchainment also means the linking of ideas or sentences in a clear sequence.