disentangle C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to free from knots, confusion, or complication She tried to disentangle the truth from the rumors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to free from knots,... untangleunravelextricateunknotunsnarlfreeclarify ↔ Opposites entangletanglesnarlknotcomplicate Word family Derived forms disentanglement Related forms entangletangle Etymology AI details From dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder'). taggla Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # disentangle **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ ## Meanings 1. to free from knots, confusion, or complication ## Examples - She tried to disentangle the truth from the rumors. ## Synonyms - untangle - unravel - extricate - unknot - unsnarl - free - clarify ## Antonyms - entangle - tangle - snarl - knot - complicate ## Derived Forms - disentanglement ## Related Forms - entangle - tangle ## Roots and Affixes - Root: taggla ## Etymology From dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder'). ## AI Etymology Disentangle comes from dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder'). The historical trail runs through Old Norse taggla. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to free from knots, confusion, or complication. Derived formations include disentanglement; related forms include entangle, tangle. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown