enmesh

[en-mesh]

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verb (used with object)

to catch, as in a net; entangle: He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.

Also immesh, inmesh.

Origin of enmesh

First recorded in 1595–1605; en-¹ + mesh

Related formsen·mesh·ment, noun

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Related Words for enmeshment

embroilment, ensnarement, involvement, mesh, mix-up, snare, tangle, trap, entrapment

British Dictionary definitions for enmeshment

enmesh

inmesh immesh

verb

(tr) to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle

Derived Formsenmeshment, noun

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Word Origin and History for enmeshment

enmesh

c.1600, from en- (1) + mesh (v.). Related: Enmeshed; enmeshing.