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disentanglement

disentanglement noun: removal of, or extrication from, twists, tangles, complications or confusion.

Noun

disentanglement (countable and uncountable, plural disentanglements)

  1. Removal of, or extrication from, twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
    • With most women his manner was a mixture of taciturnity and passion. The lengthy approaches to a seduction bored him almost as much as the subsequent mess of disentanglement. He found something grisly in the inevitability of the pattern of each affair.1953, Ian Fleming, “The Hastening Saloon”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 157

Forms of disentanglement

pluraldisentanglements

Origin of disentanglement

From dis- + entanglement.

Questions about disentanglement

What does disentanglement mean?
Disentanglement means removal of, or extrication from, twists, tangles, complications or confusion.
What part of speech is disentanglement?
Disentanglement is a noun.
What is the plural of disentanglement?
The plural of disentanglement is disentanglements.

Words near disentanglement in the dictionary

  1. disentailment
  2. disentailments
  3. disentails
  4. disentangle
  5. disentangled
  6. disentanglement
  7. disentanglements
  8. disentangler
  9. disentanglers
  10. disentangles
  11. disentangling

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