tan‧gled /ˈtæŋɡ
əld/ (
also ˌtangled ˈup)
adjective1. twisted together in an untidy mass:
Your bedclothes are all tangled up.
He had hair like tangled string.2. complicated or not easy to understand:
the tangled web of local politics
tangled emotions [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲