noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition wordnet
3. 3
   Rescue of a trapped person in a vehicle or machinery. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   The act of sending out or evolving. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

unsnarlingavulsionbreakbreaking outbreakoutclearing

Etymology

From extricate + -ion.

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