en ‧ tan ‧ gle ‧ ment /ɪnˈtæŋɡ ə lmənt/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [countable] a difficult situation or relationship that is hard to escape from:
She had always been afraid of any emotional entanglements.
2 . [uncountable] when something becomes entangled in something
3 . [countable often plural] a fence made of ↑ barbed wire that prevents enemy soldiers from getting too close