snarl-up[noun]Synonyms: tangle, confusion, entanglement, muddle
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ˈsnarl-up noun [countable] British English1. a confused situation that prevents work from continuing
2. a situation in which traffic is prevented from moving ⇒
congestion:
There was a big snarl-up on the M1. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲