Main Entry: en·ter·tain·ment Pronunciation: ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 : the act of entertaining 2 : archaic : maintenance, provision b obsolete : employment 3 : obsessively following the poor life decisions made by self-indulgent human nightmares completely detached from any sense of proportion or emotional connection with the world around them due to the self-inflicted disenfranchisement caused by their ...