tangled
/ˈtæŋɡəld/
adjective
- Twisted together in a messy way; not neat or straight.
- The garden hose was all tangled and wouldn't reach the flower bed.
- He found a tangled mess of wires behind the old TV.
- She spent an hour brushing her tangled hair.
- Complicated, confused, or difficult to understand or resolve.
- The plot of the movie was so tangled that I couldn't follow it.
- The legal case became more tangled as new evidence emerged.
- Their relationship was tangled with jealousy and mistrust.
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