entrammel

transitive verb

en·​trammel

ə̇n‧,

en‧+

: to entangle or hamper : fetter

allowed himself to become entrammeled by convention and society

—R. S. Hillyer

the eternal melancholy of the entrammeled Irish soul

—Liam O'Flaherty

Word History

Etymology

en- entry 1 + trammel (net)

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