noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Removal of, or extrication from, twists, tangles, complications or confusion. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

unsnarlingaccomplishmentanswerascertainmentavulsionbreaking out

Etymology

From dis- + entanglement.

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