involution
- noun
- /ˌɪnvəˈluːʃən/
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enrevesamiento
- The involution of the poem's themes creates a rich tapestry of meaning that invites deeper analysis.
Examples
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(Pause.) This text... (looking around)... this metatextual involution is at once terrifying and exhilarating in its liberation of the sign from the signified.
Fiction book (1994) -
That's the involution part of the creative process.
Blog text (10) -
They often present a few weeks after birth with a rapid proliferating phase, followed by a period of quiescence and, finally, involution (2).
Academic text (2015) -
"There's an odd repetition and involution in his phrasing, with its combination of "bleached" and "bleaching," which suggests that the hairdresser is what she's doing.
Academic text (2011) -
The architect admired the building's involution, noting how its intricate design captivated every visitor.
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In involution, authors often use complex language to express intricate ideas.
Synonyms
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Many connected parts make something hard to understand
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A set of small, detailed parts that make something complex
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Difficulty understanding something because it is complex or unclear
Having many parts or details that are hard to understand
The quality of being very complex with many small parts
The state of having many connected parts that are hard to understand
Careful, detailed work that has many small parts or decorations
A quality of having many twists that makes paths or ideas hard to follow
Antonyms
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Involution comes from the Latin parts in- 'in' and volvere 'to roll', the same root you see in revolve or evolve. Think of a sentence 'rolled in' on itself with many folded layers, which is why involution means a complicated, tangled structure.