tanglement

tan·gle

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Definitions of tanglement word

verb with object tanglement to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl. 1
verb with object tanglement to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows: The bushes were tangled with vines. 1
verb with object tanglement to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare. 1
verb without object tanglement to be or become tangled. 1
verb without object tanglement Informal. to come into conflict; fight or argue: I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling. 1
noun tanglement a tangled condition or situation. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English tangilen, tagilen to entangle < Scandinavian; compare Swedish (dial.) taggla to disarrange

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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