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inextricability

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in⋅ex⋅tri⋅ca⋅ble

  [in-ek-stri-kuh-buhl, in-ik-strik-uh-]
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–adjective
1. from which one cannot extricate oneself: an inextricable maze.
2. incapable of being disentangled, undone, loosed, or solved: an inextricable knot.
3. hopelessly intricate, involved, or perplexing: inextricable confusion.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L inextrīcābilis. See in- 3 , extricable

Related forms:
in⋅ex⋅tri⋅ca⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ex⋅tri⋅ca⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅ex⋅tri⋅ca⋅bly, adverb
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in·ex·tri·ca·ble   (ĭn-ěk'strĭ-kə-bəl, ĭn'ĭk-strĭk'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

    1. So intricate or entangled as to make escape impossible: an inextricable maze; an inextricable web of deceit.

    2. Difficult or impossible to disentangle or untie: an inextricable tangle of threads.

    3. Too involved or complicated to solve: an inextricable problem.

  2. Unavoidable; inescapable: bound together by an inextricable fate.

in·ex'tri·ca·bil'i·ty, in·ex'tri·ca·ble·ness n., in·ex'tri·ca·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

inextricable 
1555, from L. inextricabilis "that cannot be disentangled," from in- "not" + extricare (see extricate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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