Definition of "engulfment" [en•gulf•ment]

• The act of engulfing (noun)

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• "She is indeed "the indispensable ally" and partner of the American Republic and of all free nations, and need never fear any kind of engulfment because her population is relatively small."
• "Over the weeks, Mr. Sobol explores the shrines and ruins and in his account describes the history of the place, the still-unexplained 15th-century collapse of the Khmer Empire and Angkor's eventual engulfment by the jungle."
• "For example, most people have two major fears that become activated in relationships: the fear of abandonment -- of losing the other -- and the fear of engulfment -- of losing oneself."