unravelling

Plural: unravellings

Verb

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
• disentangle
• become undone
• present participle and gerund of unravel

Noun

• The act of becoming unravelled.

Examples

• the unravelling of cellular mechanisms
• the unravelling of the global financial system

Synonyms

ravel, ravel out, run, unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle

Antonyms

knot, ravel