Pronunciation: /ˈtæŋɡəl/
noun a confused mass of something twisted together
A1 I got my hair in a tangle after playing outside all day.
A2 The wires under my desk are a tangled mess.
B1 The fisherman carefully untangled the fishing line from the tangle of seaweed.
B2 The complicated legal case was a tangled web of deceit and manipulation.
C1 The intricate relationship dynamics in the novel created a tangled web of emotions.
C2 The detective spent hours unraveling the tangled web of clues to solve the mystery.
verb to twist together into a confused mass
A1 The cat tangles itself in yarn.
A2 She tangles her hair when she doesn't brush it.
B1 The wires behind the TV are all tangled up.
B2 The climbers got tangled in the ropes during their ascent.
C1 The legal case became tangled in a web of conflicting evidence.
C2 The intricate plot of the novel tangles the reader in a web of suspense.
formal The wires were in a tangled mess, making it difficult to identify which one was causing the issue.
informal I accidentally tangled up my headphones in my bag and now they're a mess.
slang I tried to detangle my hair after swimming, but it was so knotted up.
figurative The political situation became a tangled web of lies and deceit.
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