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Pronunciation / Transliteration: eongkin
"줄들이 서로 복잡하게 엉켜 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Caused to twist together into a confused mass; involved in difficulties, a complicated situation, or a relationship from which it is hard to escape.
"The dolphin was found entangled in the fishing net."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb entangle, formed by combining the prefix 'en-' (meaning to put into or cause to be) with 'tangle', which traces back to Middle English and Scandinavian roots related to seaweed or fishhooks. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical twisting or snaring into a metaphorical descriptor for complicated emotional, social, or legal involvements.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Entangled" is said worldwide
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emmêlé
Transliteration: emmêlé
"Ses écouteurs étaient complètement emmêlés dans sa poche."
verstrickt
Transliteration: verstrickt
"Er war in einen großen Skandal verstrickt."
aggrovigliato
Transliteration: aggrovigliato
"I fili erano così aggrovigliati che non riuscivo a districarli."
enredado
Transliteration: enredado
"El pez quedó enredado en la red."
emaranhado
Transliteration: emaranhado
"O cabelo dela ficou emaranhado por causa do vento."
उलझा हुआ
Transliteration: uljha hua
"वह इस घोटाले में बुरी तरह उलझा हुआ है।"
纠缠的
Transliteration: jiūchán de
"小鸟被网紧紧地纠缠住了。"
엉킨
Transliteration: eongkin
"줄들이 서로 복잡하게 엉켜 있었다."
絡まった
Transliteration: karamatta
"木の枝に凧が絡まってしまった。"
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