enmesh

[ en-mesh ]

verb (used with object)

1. to catch, as in a net; entangle:

   He was enmeshed by financial difficulties.

enmesh

/ ɪnˈmɛʃ /

verb

1. tr to catch or involve in or as if in a net or snare; entangle

Derived Forms

• enˈmeshment, noun

Other Words From

• en·meshment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enmesh¹

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

Example Sentences

For more than 70 years, entertainment, art and politics have been enmeshed in a complicated web, with Los Angeles playing an often unexplored role.

From Los Angeles Times

It's deeply tied to the larger political project that Vance, far more than Trump himself, is deeply enmeshed in: Building the pseudo-intellectual scaffolding to justify fascism.

From Salon

Social media generally breeds this problem of people getting so enmeshed in their subcultures that they forget that most people don't share their jargon or euphemisms.

From Salon

And the old growth forest that is enmeshed in the town’s identity is under threat.

From Salon

The district has long been enmeshed in controversy over its handling of its bond program.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• embroil
• ensnare
• entangle
• entrap
• implicate
• snare