tangled
adjectiveUK /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
US /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
Twisted together in a messy way that is hard to undo.
Her hair was tangled after playing in the wind.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Involved in a complicated or confusing situation.
He got tangled up in a difficult argument.
3. Twisted together, as of branches or vines.
The tangled vines covered the old fence.
4. Complicated and hard to understand, as a story or plot.
The movie had a tangled plot that confused everyone.