tangled
Americanadjective
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snarled, interlaced, or mixed up.
tangled thread.
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very complicated, intricate, or involved.
tangled bureaucratic procedures.
Etymology
Origin of tangled
Example Sentences
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Newspapers, in both the North and the South, struggled to explain the tangled politics to the public.
From Literature
It had something to do with the muscles, leaders, and things like that, being all tangled up.
From Literature
I thought how the odds were stacked against both the little seed and me, a boy all tangled in life and magic.
From Literature
"Puffins are declining in numbers, so it's sad to see their lives end for purposes where they didn't really need to be tangled up."
From BBC
In Seelampuri, a low‑income Delhi neighbourhood home to one of India's largest informal e‑waste hubs, narrow alleys spill over with tangled cables and broken devices.
From Barron's
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