enmeshment

Examples

• All

• The bird struggled to escape from the enmeshment of the plastic netting.

• The enmeshment of roots made it difficult to dig up the old tree.

• The fish found itself in a state of enmeshment in the net.

• There was a significant enmeshment of the threads in the fabric.

• The rescue team quickly freed the turtle from the enmeshment of fishing nets it had accidentally swum into.

• The child's toys were in a state of enmeshment as the strings tangled around each other.

• After the storm, the old boat was found in a deep enmeshment of debris and branches.

Synonyms

E

entanglement

vsenmeshment

15 6.6

A difficult situation that traps someone, often with lies

is the physical state of being caught in a net or mesh

I

involution

vsenmeshment

1 9.9

Folding inward, as when petals close

is more about being caught in a net than inward folding

E

ensnarement

vsenmeshment

1 8.3

A situation in which someone is trapped by a trick or tool

is specifically about being held in a netlike material rather than by trickery

I

intertwinement

vsenmeshment

1 7.0

Things twisted and woven together so they are closely connected

is about being stuck in a mesh rather than simply connected together

E

entwinement

vsenmeshment

7.2

A state in which things are twisted or woven closely together

is about being trapped or immobilized rather than merely twisted together

Antonyms

R

to release

∞ 1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

L

liberation

140 3.9

The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment

How Entangled

enmeshment

7.8

entanglement

8 6.3

tangle

22 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology