Every government office seems to have problems in expediting matters without entanglement in its red tape system.
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Entanglement
//ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt//
Synonyms for "entanglement" (158 found)
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Related words (79)
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13 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 15 languages.
Czech
3 entries- intrika noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
- pletka noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
- spleť noun (the state of being entangled)
Dutch
4 entries- verstrengeling noun (the state of being entangled)
- verstrikking noun (the state of being entangled)
- verwarring noun (the state of being entangled)
- verwikkeling noun (the state of being entangled)
Finnish
3 entries- kietoutuminen noun (the state of being entangled)
- sotkeutuminen noun (the state of being entangled)
- sotku noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
French
1 entries- intrication noun (the state of being entangled)
Georgian
3 entries- გადახლართულობა noun (the state of being entangled)
- დახლართულობა noun (the state of being entangled)
- ჩახლართულობა noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
German
2 entries- Gewirr noun (the state of being entangled)
- Verwicklung noun (the state of being entangled)
Irish
4 entries- achrann noun (the state of being entangled)
- aimhréidh noun (the state of being entangled)
- fostú noun (the state of being entangled)
- paintéaracht noun (the state of being entangled)
Italian
2 entries- groviglio noun (the state of being entangled)
- intreccio noun (the state of being entangled)
Japanese
1 entries- 縺れ noun (the state of being entangled)
Māori
2 entries- rorenga noun (the state of being entangled)
- rorenga noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
Polish
3 entries- gmatwanina noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
- plątanina noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
- splątanie noun (the state of being entangled)
Romanian
3 entries- complicație noun (the state of being entangled)
- situație complicată noun (the state of being entangled)
- încurcătură noun (the state of being entangled)
Russian
1 entries- пу́таница noun (that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity)
Spanish
2 entries- enredo noun (the state of being entangled)
- romance noun (the state of being entangled)
Turkish
2 entries- karışma noun (the state of being entangled)
- yer alma noun (the state of being entangled)
Sample sentences
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Einstein described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at a distance." So, before Einstein's own Theory of General Relativity, might Newton's theory of gravitation have been described.
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Pacific leatherbacks face significant threats from entanglement and/or hooking in fisheries (bycatch), direct harvest - including eggs and adults - coastal development, pollution, marine debris, disease and climate change.
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Threats to marine bird populations worldwide include competition for food with fisheries; entanglement in fishing gear; ingestion of marine debris and disturbance of roosting and breeding birds by watercraft, aircraft, humans and introduced species (especially cats, rats and foxes), environmental pollution and oil spills.
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