enchevêtrement

French

Etymology

From enchevêtrer (“to tangle”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ʃ.vɛ.tʁə.mɑ̃/, /ɑ̃ʃ.ve.tʁə.mɑ̃/, /ɑ̃.ʃə.vɛ.tʁə.mɑ̃/, /ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁə.mɑ̃/

Noun

enchevêtrement m (plural enchevêtrements)

tangle, mixture, muddle (of concretes)
Synonym: embrouillement

un enchevêtrement de fils ― a tangle of threads
jumble, labyrinth, chaos (of abstracts)
Synonyms: confusion, désordre

un enchevêtrement d’idées ― an incoherent jumble of ideas

un enchevêtrement de mensonges ― a web of lies

Derived terms

enchevêtrement quantique

References

“enchevêtrement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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