Antonyms for entrapment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-trap-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtræp mənt


Definition of entrapment

Origin :
  • 1590s, from entrap + -ment. Criminal investigation sense first attested 1899.
  • As in snare : noun trap
  • As in enmeshment : noun entanglement
  • As in ensnarement : noun entanglement
  • As in entanglement : noun complication, predicament
Example sentences :
  • Rufus smiled sardonically as he completed the story of the entrapment.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
  • His entrapment by the detestable Cora is so painful that perhaps I was glad to think it also slightly incredible.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 21st, 1916 » by Various
  • An ant lion will dig an entrapment, then hiding behind a blind, await the unwary.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Look Behind » by Paul Cameron Brown
  • With the concurrence of the police authorities, very little was said publicly respecting my entrapment.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of a Policeman » by William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)
  • Somewhere among the fungi of the cliffside the huge spider who had built this web awaited the entrapment of prey.
  • Extract from : « The Forgotten Planet » by Murray Leinster

Synonyms for entrapment

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