unsnarling

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un·snarl

(ŭn-snärl′)

tr.v. un·snarled, un·snarl·ing, un·snarls

To free of snarls; disentangle.

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Noun

unsnarling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

disentanglement, extrication, untangling

freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something

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Griffin, D.R, Unsnarling the World-Knot: Consciousness, Freedom and the Mind-Body Problem, Los Angeles, University of California Press, 1998.

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