tangled
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
twisted together in a messy or confused way.
intertwined or interlaced in a confused, disordered mass.
Simple“She spent twenty minutes trying to fix her tangled hair after the windy walk.”
In context“The old fishing nets lay in a tangled heap on the deck, covered in dried seaweed and salt from the morning's work.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
very complicated and difficult to understand or deal with.
highly intricate, involved, or complicated; often used for abstract concepts like relationships or legal issues.
Simple“The two companies have a tangled history of arguments and legal problems.”
In context“The investigators spent months unravelling the tangled web of financial transactions that the CEO had used to hide the company's losses.”
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“S ingapore’s interest in both water and food security, and sustainability more generally, has long, tangled roots.”