Inextricable

//ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Impossible to untie or disentangle. not-comparable

    "And when it comes to far-right anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews is inextricable from opposition to socialism."

  2. 2
    Impossible to solve. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Impossible from which to escape. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied wordnet

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"And when it comes to far-right anti-Semitism, hatred of Jews is inextricable from opposition to socialism."

Etymology

From Middle French inextricable, from Latin inextricabilis.

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