Enmesh

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Difficult Situations

Use 'enmesh' to describe being trapped in complex and challenging scenarios, often ones that gradually develop.

After taking the loan, she found herself enmeshed in debt.

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Metaphorical Use

'Enmesh' is often used metaphorically to suggest being caught in an intangible web, like a relationship or scheme.

He felt enmeshed in her web of lies.

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Escaping Difficulty

Contexts implying an attempt to escape or the difficulty of being freed are suitable for using 'enmesh'.

The more he struggled to explain, the more enmeshed he became in the misunderstanding.