Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of disentangling, or the state of being disentangled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties.
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- noun
Removal of, orextrication fromtwists ,tangles ,complications orconfusion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
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Examples
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After two prior unsuccessful attempts to escape (1990 and 1993), her third attempt in 1998 led to final disentanglement from the group, but resulted in ex-communication from her friends and divorce from her husband of 20 years.
Live interview today: Escaping Scientology, an insider’s true story 2008
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The "disentanglement" itself, he said, could be quite revealing.
Archive 2007-06-01 Zoe Brain 2007
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The "disentanglement" itself, he said, could be quite revealing.
Financing Time Travel Zoe Brain 2007
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It is sometimes called the process of "disentanglement," to use a rather awkward sounding word much favoured by Mr. Ian Macdonald, your past president and my former deputy minister.
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"The army thus far did not want to intervene and some of its leaders began to split and began to distance themselves from the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh and that will open the door towards other forms of disentanglement with the regime and distancing the military leadership from the regime," he said.
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"The army thus far did not want to intervene and some of its leaders began to split and began to distance themselves from the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh and that will open the door towards other forms of disentanglement with the regime and distancing the military leadership from the regime," he said.
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To sift achievement properly requires a disentanglement of politics, money, boardroom power, transfer dealings, youth cultivation and finishing positions.
What defines the great managers? Total control | Paul Hayward 2011
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I wonder if there may be some usefulness in approaching the whole issue of “separation” of church from state from the viewpoint that “separation” means more in the nature of “distance” rather than so much in the nature of “disentanglement” and “denial.”
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That'll certainly leave a mark -- though full disentanglement might be your one chance to heal.
Carolyn Hax: Divorced dad is torn over move to be with girlfriend Carolyn Hax 2010
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Mr. Cameron said on Friday that his move, which appeared to boost his popularity at home, wasn't the start of a process of disentanglement from the European Union and he is expected to repeat that view in parliament, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Investors Brace for Bank Verdict on EU Plan Stephen Fidler 2011
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