Tangled — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

tangle or complicate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈæŋɡəld/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaŋɡəld/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaŋɡəld/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈæŋɡəld/.

Examples

They were swept up by the events
don't drag me into this business
a ravelled story

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tousle entangle sweep ravel tortuous knot involved tangle drag embroil drag in dishevel snarl Byzantine knotty sweep up convoluted mat

Antonyms

unravel disentangle unknot unsnarl untangled

Parts of Speech

verb	force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action “They were swept up by the events”
verb	tangle or complicate “a ravelled story”
verb	disarrange or rumple; dishevel “The strong wind tousled my hair”
verb	twist together or entwine into a confusing mass “The child entangled the cord”
adjective	in a confused mass “pushed back her tangled hair”
adjective	highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott “the Byzantine tax structure”

Word Forms

embroilment	noun	an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
ravel	noun	a row of unravelled stitches
tangle	noun	something jumbled or confused
knot	noun	something twisted and tight and swollen
snarl	noun	something jumbled or confused
knottiness	noun	puzzling complexity
tortuousness	noun	puzzling complexity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verwirrt

in eine Situation, einen Zustand oder eine Vorgehensweise zwingen

🇫🇷French

emmêlé

forcer à se placer dans une sorte de situation, de condition ou de plan d'action

🇪🇸Spanish

enredado

fuerza en algún tipo de situación, condición o curso de acción

🇮🇹Italian

aggrovigliato

forzare in qualche tipo di situazione, condizione o linea di condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

verward

dwingen tot een bepaalde situatie, toestand of handelwijze

🇵🇹Portuguese

emaranhado

forçar em algum tipo de situação, condição ou curso de ação

🇷🇺Russian

запутанный

принуждение к какой-то ситуации, состоянию или образу действий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टैंगल्ड

किसी प्रकार की स्थिति, स्थिति या कार्यवाही के लिए बाध्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

জট

কোন ধরনের পরিস্থিতি, অবস্থা, বা কর্মের কোর্সে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிக்கியது

சில வகையான சூழ்நிலை, நிபந்தனை அல்லது செயல்பாட்டிற்கு கட்டாயப்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిక్కుబడ్డ

ఒక రకమైన పరిస్థితి, పరిస్థితి లేదా చర్య యొక్క కోర్సులోకి బలవంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

गोंधळलेले

एखाद्या प्रकारची परिस्थिती, स्थिती किंवा कृतीत भाग पाडणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંઠાયેલું

અમુક પ્રકારની પરિસ્થિતિ, સ્થિતિ અથવા ક્રિયાના માર્ગમાં દબાણ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಜಲು

ಕೆಲವು ರೀತಿಯ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ಕೋರ್ಸ್‌ಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിണങ്ങി

ഏതെങ്കിലും തരത്തിലുള്ള സാഹചര്യത്തിലേക്കോ അവസ്ഥയിലേക്കോ പ്രവർത്തന ഗതിയിലേക്കോ നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਲਝਿਆ

ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ, ਸਥਿਤੀ, ਜਾਂ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਦੇ ਕੋਰਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

الجھ گیا

کسی قسم کی صورتحال، حالت، یا عمل کے طریقہ کار پر مجبور کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纠结的

强迫进入某种情况、条件或行动方针

🇯🇵Japanese

もつれた

ある種の状況、状態、または行動方針を強制する

🇰🇷Korean

얽힌

어떤 종류의 상황, 조건 또는 행동 과정을 강요하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rối rắm

buộc vào một số loại tình huống, điều kiện hoặc quá trình hành động

🇹🇭Thai

พันกัน

บังคับในสถานการณ์ เงื่อนไข หรือการกระทำบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kusut

memaksa ke dalam suatu situasi, kondisi, atau tindakan

🇵🇭Filipino

gusot

puwersa sa ilang uri ng sitwasyon, kondisyon, o paraan ng pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

berselirat

memaksa ke dalam beberapa jenis situasi, keadaan, atau tindakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشابكة

القوة في نوع ما من الموقف أو الحالة أو مسار العمل

🇮🇷Persian

درهم

مجبور کردن به نوعی موقعیت، شرایط یا مسیر عمل

🇹🇷Turkish

karışık

bir tür duruma, koşula veya eylem planına zorlama

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְסוּבָּך

כוח לסוג של מצב, מצב או דרך פעולה כלשהי

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