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Definition of tangled adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tangled

adjective
 
/ˈtæŋɡld/
 
/ˈtæŋɡld/
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  1. twisted together in an untidy way
    • tangled hair/bed clothes
    Extra Examples
    • My legs got hopelessly tangled in the rope.
    • Her hair was a tangled mass of damp curls.
    • They had to fight their way through the tangled undergrowth.
    • Three people were cut from the tangled wreckage of the train.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • hopelessly
    • all
    • up
    preposition
    • in
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  2. complicated, and not easy to understand
    • tangled financial affairs
    Extra Examples
    • Diplomacy can be such a tangled web.
    • He spent the next few days wrestling with very tangled emotions.
    • The series involves the tangled relationships of two London families.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • get
    adverb
    • hopelessly
    • all
    • up
    preposition
    • in
    See full entry
See tangled in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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