Untangle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

release from entanglement of difficulty

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌntˈæŋɡəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌntˈaŋɡəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌntˈaŋɡəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ʌntˈæŋɡəl/.

Examples

I cannot extricate myself from this task
unravel the thread

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unravel extricate unknot unpick disencumber disentangle unscramble

Antonyms

knot ravel

Parts of Speech

verb	release from entanglement of difficulty “I cannot extricate myself from this task”
verb	become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of “unravel the thread”

Word Forms

extrication	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
untangling	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
disentanglement	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
unraveler	noun	a person who removes tangles; someone who takes something out of a tangled state

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entwirren

Befreiung aus der Verstrickung der Schwierigkeit

🇫🇷French

démêler

libération de l'enchevêtrement des difficultés

🇪🇸Spanish

desenredar

liberación del enredo de la dificultad

🇮🇹Italian

districare

liberazione dalla complessità delle difficoltà

🇳🇱Dutch

ontwarren

bevrijding uit de verstrikking van moeilijkheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

desembaraçar

libertar-se do emaranhado de dificuldades

🇷🇺Russian

распутывать

освобождение от запутанности трудностей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुलझाना

कठिनाई के जाल से मुक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

জট ছাড়া

অসুবিধার জট থেকে মুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கலை அவிழ்

சிரமத்தின் சிக்கலில் இருந்து விடுதலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కు విప్పు

కష్టం యొక్క చిక్కు నుండి విడుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

उलगडणे

अडचणीतून मुक्तता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગૂંચવણ

મુશ્કેલીના ગૂંચવણમાંથી મુક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿಕ್ಕು ಬಿಡು

ಕಷ್ಟದ ಜಂಜಾಟದಿಂದ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിണങ്ങുക

പ്രയാസത്തിൻ്റെ കുരുക്കിൽ നിന്ന് മോചനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਝਣਾ

ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਦੇ ਉਲਝਣ ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

الجھنا

مشکل کی الجھن سے رہائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

解开

从困难的纠缠中解脱出来

🇯🇵Japanese

もつれを解く

困難のもつれからの解放

🇰🇷Korean

풀다

어려움의 얽매임에서 벗어나다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gỡ rối

thoát khỏi sự vướng mắc của khó khăn

🇹🇭Thai

แก้ให้หายยุ่ง

หลุดพ้นจากความยุ่งยากวุ่นวาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

menguraikan

pelepasan dari belitan kesulitan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalasin

paglaya mula sa pagkakasalubong ng kahirapan

🇲🇾Malay

leraikan

melepaskan diri dari belenggu kesukaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فك

التحرر من تشابك الصعوبة

🇮🇷Persian

گره گشایی

رهایی از گرفتاری دشواری

🇹🇷Turkish

çözmek

zorluk karmaşasından kurtulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתִיר

שחרור מהסתבכות של קושי

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