entrapment

[en-trap-muhnt] / ɛnˈtræp mənt /

NOUN

enmeshment

Synonyms

WEAK

embranglement embroilment ensnarement involvement mesh mix up snare tangle trap

NOUN

ensnarement

Synonyms

WEAK

embranglement embroilment enmeshment involvement mesh mix up snare tangle trap

NOUN

entanglement

Synonyms

STRONGEST

imbroglio liaison

STRONG

affair association cobweb complexity confusion difficulty embarrassment embroilment intricacy intrigue involvement jumble knot mesh mess mix up muddle snare tangle tie up toil trap web

WEAK

enmeshment ensnarement

Antonyms

STRONG

calm clarity ease line order organization peace

WEAK

disentanglement simplicity

NOUN

snare

Synonyms

STRONG

allurement bait catch come-on deception decoy enticement lure net noose pitfall quicksand temptation trick wire

WEAK

booby trap inveiglement seducement

Antonyms

STRONG

frankness honesty repulsion

WEAK

freedom liberation

Example Sentences

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She was an AI-generated face and voice being operated by a popular, male influencer, who specialises in the entrapment of paedophiles.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And some of them were entrapment, I would say.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2024

An extreme yet common consequence of this financial entrapment is hysterectomies.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

“Dogtooth,” an early Lanthimos tour de force that this movie seems strikingly in conversation with, was a closely observed study of entrapment that ended with a possibly futile gesture of liberation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The entrapment occurs in three distinct phases, each of which has been explored earlier, but a brief review is useful here.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

entrapment

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