tangled

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

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• Rhymes: -æŋɡəld

tangled (comparative more tangled, superlative most tangled)

1. Mixed up, interlaced.

   tangled knot

   • 1789, William Blake, “A Dream”, in Songs of Innocence:

     Troubled, 'wilder'd, and forlorn, / Dark, benighted, travel-worn, / Over many a tangled spray, / All heart-broke I heard her say

   • 1919, Henry Head, “Paris. April, 1916”, in Destroyers and Other Verses:

     That like a mighty river onward streams / In multitudinous channels ruthlessly, / Past tangled isles and barriers of sand

   • 1978, Brainstorm, “We're on Our Way Home, Pt. 1”, in Journey to the Light:

     Lost inside a world I never belonged / Thinking that I knew my right from my wrong / Tangled in confusion feeling my way / Living in a shadow all shades of gray

2. (by extension) Intricate.

tangled

1. simple past and past participle of tangle