tangled

/ˈtæŋɡəld/
adjective
  1. 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.
  2. 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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