noun
- a state of being tangled, confused, or complicated; entanglement or confusion
Usage: archaic or literary; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The legal embranglement took years to resolve.
- She found herself in an embranglement of conflicting emotions.
- The embranglement of the vines made the garden difficult to navigate.
- His affairs were in such an embranglement that he needed professional help.
- The embranglement of bureaucratic rules frustrated many applicants.