unsnarl

A verb meaning to untangle, straighten out, or resolve a complicated or confused situation or physical tangle.

ruГлагол, означающий распутать, выпрямить или разрешить сложную или запутанную ситуацию или физический узел.esVerbo que significa desenredar, deshacer o resolver una situación complicada o un nudo físico, dejándolo ordenado o claro.frVerbe signifiant démêler, dénouer ou résoudre une situation complexe ou embrouillée, ou un nœud physique.deVerb, das bedeutet, etwas Verwickeltes oder Verknotetes zu entwirren, zu entknoten oder zu glätten, oder eine verworrene, schwierige Situation zu klären und zu ordnen.ptVerbo que significa desembaraçar, desfazer um nó ou resolver uma situação complicada ou confusa.zh动词，指解开、理清纠结或缠绕的物体，或解决复杂、混乱的局面。arفعل يعني فكّ العُقد أو تشابكات الخيوط وجعلها مستقيمة، وكذلك حلّ موقف معقّد أو مشكلة متشابكة وترتيبها.

1. Untangle or disentangle C1 formal

   To free something from a tangled or knotted state.

   • She carefully unsnarled the necklace from her hair.
   • He spent hours trying to unsnarl the fishing line.
   • The hairdresser unsnarled the child's tangled curls.

   ruРаспутатьesDesenredar o desenmarañarfrDémêlerdeEntwirrenptDesemaranharzh解开arفك التشابك

   Synonyme: disentangleravel outsmooth outunraveluntangle

   Antonyme: entangleknotsnarltangle

2. Resolve a complex situation C1 formal

   To clarify or resolve a complicated or confusing situation.

   • The mediator helped unsnarl the legal dispute between the companies.
   • It took weeks to unsnarl the bureaucratic mess.
   • The new manager worked to unsnarl the office's inefficient processes.

   ruРаспутатьesdesenredar una situación complejafrDémêler une situation complexedeEntwirrenptDesembaraçarzh理清arحلّ الموقف المعقّد

   Synonyme: clarifydisentangleiron outresolvesmooth outsort outstraighten outunraveluntanglework out

   Antonyme: complicateconfuseentanglesnarl

• unsnarled past participle
• unsnarled past simple
• unsnarling present participle
• unsnarls third person singular