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tangle

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
noun
  1. A tangled twisted mass.

  2. A complicated or confused state or condition.

    "I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere."

  3. An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

Synonymsargument, conflict, dispute, fight, maze, snarl
verb
  1. To become mixed together or intertwined

    "Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind."

  2. To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight

    "Don't tangle with someone three times your size."

  3. To mix together or intertwine

Synonymsdishevel, tousle, entrap, argue, conflict, dispute
Antonymsunsnarl, untangle

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