tan|gled

tan|gled
tan|gled «TANG guhld», adjective.
1. thoroughly intertwined; matted; tangly: »

the fishermen's tangled nets.

2. Figurative. a) mixed up; confused; jumbled; complicated: »

His affairs were hopelessly tangled.

b) bewildered.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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