untangling (noun)

1. Why did the shoelace go to therapy? It needed some untangling.

2. In some religions, untangling symbolizes achieving spiritual clarity and release from worldly attachments.

3. One of the most famous untangling acts in history is the Berlin Wall coming down, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.

4. In the science fiction novel, the protagonist uses a futuristic device to untangle the complex web of lies created by the government.