tangle

v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.tr.

1. To mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl.
2. To involve in hampering or awkward complications; entangle.
3. To catch and hold in or as if in a net; entrap. See synonyms at catch.

v.intr.

1. To be or become entangled.
2. Informal. To enter into argument, dispute, or conflict: tangled with the law.

n.

1. A confused, intertwined mass.
2. A jumbled or confused state or condition.
3. A state of bewilderment.
4. Informal. An argument or altercation.

[Middle English tangilen, to involve in an embarrassing situation, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Swedish dialectal taggla, to entangle.]

tangly tan'gly adj.

tan·gle² (tăng'gəl)
n.

A large seaweed of the genus Laminaria.

[Of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse thöngull, seaweed.]

verb

1. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, entangle, foul, snarl². See order/disorder.
2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl². See simple/complex.
3. To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: catch, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entrap, snare, trammel, trap, web. See free/unfree.
4. To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal hassle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict/cooperation.

noun

1. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, snarl², web. See simple/complex.
2. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal hassle, rhubarb. See conflict/cooperation.

n

Definition: knot, confusion
Antonyms: line, order, peace

v

Definition: knot, complicate
Antonyms: straighten, uncomplicate, untangle, untwist

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - sammenfiltre, indvikle
v. intr. - blive viklet ind i noget
n. - sammenfiltret masse, forvirring, urede

2.
n. - bladtang, sukkertang

Nederlands (Dutch)
knoop, wirwar, verwikkeling, onenigheid, verwarren, in de war maken/raken/zijn, verstrikt/ verwikkeld raken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - s'embrouiller, embrouiller, emmêler, enchevêtrer, s'entortiller, (fig) s'empêtrer
v. intr. - s'emmêler (autour de), s'embrouiller, embrouiller, emmêler, enchevêtrer, s'entortiller, (fig) s'empêtrer
n. - enchevêtrement, fouillis, (fig) imbroglio, embrouillamini, prise de bec

2.
n. - grosse algue, (Bot) laminaire

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - verwirren, verwickeln, sich einlassen auf, sich verheddern
n. - Gewirr, Verwicklung

2.
n. - Gewirr, Verwicklung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπέρδεμα, ανακατωσούρα
v. - μπλέκω, μπερδεύω/-ομαι, περιπλέκω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
scompigliare, aggrovigliare, groviglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - emaranhamento (m), confusão (f), complicação (f), sargaço (m)
v. - entrelaçar, enroscar, enrolar, embaraçar, envolver, confundir

Русский (Russian)
опутать кого-л., сплетение, путаница

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - enredar, enmarañar
v. intr. - enredarse, enmarañarse, embrollarse, confundirse
n. - maraña, enredo, embrollo

2.
n. - alga marina de gran tamaño

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - trassel, röra, virrvarr, härva
v. - trassla till, trassla ihop (sig), gräla (sl.), tampas med (sl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 使缠结, 使纠缠, 纠结, 缠结, 吵架, 争论, 乱作一团, 混乱状态

2. 缠结, 海澡类, 混乱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 纏結, 海澡類, 混亂

2.
v. tr. - 使纏結, 使糾纏
v. intr. - 糾結, 纏結, 吵架, 爭論, 亂作一團
n. - 混亂狀態

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 엉키게 하다, 얽히게 하다
v. intr. - 엉키다, 혼란에 빠지다
n. - 엉킴, 얽힘

2.
n. - 다시마류

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - もつれさせる, 網にかける, もつれる, 争う, 絡む
n. - もつれ, 当惑, 大きな海藻

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ورطه, ارتباك, حيرة (فعل) يورط, يوقر فيشرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיבך‬
v. intr. - ‮הסתבך‬
n. - ‮תסבוכת, פקעת, ריב‬
n. - ‮אצה גדולה‬

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