en·tan·gle·ment

[en-tang-guhl-muhnt]
noun
1.
the act of entangling.
2.
the state of being entangled.
3.
something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication.

Origin:
1630–40; entangle + -ment

in·ter·en·tan·gle·ment, noun
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entanglement (ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  something that entangles or is itself entangled
2.  a sexual relationship regarded as unfortunate, damaging, or compromising

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Entanglement is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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Word Origin & History

entanglement
mid-17c., from entangle + -ment. Related: Entanglements. Foreign entanglements does not appear as such in Washingtons Farewell Address, though he nonetheless warns against them. The phrase is found in William Coxes 1798 memoirs of Sir Robert Walpole.
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Example sentences
Quantum entanglement is such a mainstay of modern physics that it is worth
  reflecting on how long it took to emerge.
Organic evolution only hints at the extent of my entanglement with the entire
  inorganic and organic whole of reality.
Entanglement is a required feature of quantum computing schemes.
Entanglement could make state-of-the art clocks more precise.
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