entanglement / involvement
die Verstrickung, die Verstrickungen
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involvement
Participation in unlawful or morally questionable activities and the resulting guilt or responsibility.
Die Untersuchung belegte seine Verstrickung in die Korruptionsaffäre.
The investigation proved his involvement in the corruption scandal.
entanglement
A state in which someone is trapped in complicated relationships, feelings, or difficulties and finds it hard to break free.
In der Therapie versuchte sie, ihre emotionale Verstrickung mit ihrem früheren Partner zu lösen.
In therapy, she tried to resolve her emotional entanglement with her former partner.
| gender | feminine die |
|---|---|
| plural | die Verstrickungen |
| genitive | der Verstrickung |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | die Verstrickung | die Verstrickungen |
| accusative | die Verstrickung | die Verstrickungen |
| dative | der Verstrickung | den Verstrickungen |
| genitive | der Verstrickung | der Verstrickungen |
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'Verstrickung' (entanglement / involvement) is very often used with the preposition 'in', followed by the accusative. The pattern is: die Verstrickung einer Person in etwas (a person's involvement in something).
Die Verstrickung des Managers in den Betrug wurde erst spät bekannt.
The manager's involvement in the fraud only became known later.
'Verstrickung' (entanglement / involvement) belongs to the word family of 'verstricken' (to entangle) and therefore often describes a process or state that someone becomes caught up in or is held in. The ending '-ung' turns the verb into a noun.
Seine Verstrickung in die Affäre belastete das gesamte Unternehmen.
His involvement in the scandal put a strain on the entire company.
In the meaning of guilt or responsibility, 'Verstrickung' (involvement) is often used with areas such as corruption, fraud, a scandal, or criminal activities.
Dem Politiker wurde eine Verstrickung in kriminelle Machenschaften vorgeworfen.
The politician was accused of involvement in criminal activities.
The meaning of a complicated personal state can often be recognized from words related to feelings and relationships, such as 'emotional', 'familiär' (familial), or 'zwischenmenschlich' (interpersonal).
Seine emotionale Verstrickung in die Beziehung machte eine Trennung besonders schwierig.
His emotional entanglement in the relationship made a separation especially difficult.
