enmeshing
Weaving tightly around
Enmeshing is the act of catching or entangling something in a mesh or net-like structure.
The word extends to any situation where someone or something becomes deeply entangled or inextricably involved: The scandal kept enmeshing more officials.
In psychology, enmeshing describes unhealthy family dynamics where boundaries between individuals blur: enmeshing parents who can't let their children develop independently.
Twist into confusion
- ensnareCatch by trickery
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
- snarlHostile vocal threat
- webInterwoven filament structure
net · knot · interweave · entwine · snare · trap · catch · embroil
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
- involveTo contain as part
- embroilInvolve in strife
- draw inAttract and involve
- entangleTwist into confusion
engage · enlist · entrap · complicate · compromise · incriminate · inculpate · associate
Hold attention irresistibly
- engrossAbsorb one's attention wholly
- absorbTake in fully
- mesmerizeCapture attention completely
- enthralCapture someone's complete attention
spellbind · rivet · fascinate · bewitch · entrance · grip · transfix · hypnotize
Device for catching animals
- confineRestrict to boundaries
- cageBarred confinement structure
- imprisonConfine as punishment
- ensnareCatch by trickery
restrain · shackle · bind · constrain · entrap · encircle · pen · corral
Twisted confusedly together
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- knottedTied with loops
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
intertwined · interwoven · complex · Byzantine · complicated · knotty · snarled · webbed
entangle
Twist into confusion
web · net · knot · interweave · entwine · snare · trap · catch · embroil · interlace
implicate
Suggest involvement in wrongdoing
entangle · engage · enlist · entrap · complicate · compromise · incriminate · inculpate · associate · connect
captivate
Hold attention irresistibly
enthral · spellbind · rivet · fascinate · bewitch · entrance · grip · transfix · hypnotize · enchant
trap
Device for catching animals
ensnare · restrain · shackle · bind · constrain · entrap · encircle · pen · corral · box in
tangled
Twisted confusedly together
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- knottedTied with loops
convoluted · intertwined · interwoven · complex · Byzantine · complicated · knotty · snarled · webbed · matted
enmeshingfreeing
Releasing from confinement
releasing · liberating · extricating · unencumbering · disentangling
enmeshingseparating
Dividing into parts
distancing · detaching · disconnecting · disengaging · isolating
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