unraveled

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  2. verb disentangle
  3. verb become undone

Etymology

From unravel + -ed. Cognate with Dutch ontrafeld (“unravelled”).

Synonyms

unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick

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