Then the tall ship stranded on the hapless coast of lost positives

tangle ; mid-14c., nasalized variant of tagilen "to involve in a difficult situation, entangle," from a Scandinavian source (cf. dialectal Swed. taggla "to disorder," O.N. žongull "seaweed").

entangle; early 15c., from en- (1) + tangle. Related: Entangled; entangling.

disentangle; 1590s; see dis- + entangle. Related: Disentangled; disentangling.

'tangle' 'entangle' 'disentangle'
How should I see 'disentangle'? As positive or as nagative?