tangle

• اسم يدل على كتلة متشابكة أو متداخلة الخيوط، وعلى حالة من الالتباس والفوضى وعدم الوضوح.

A noun referring to a twisted, confused, or interwoven mass, or a state of confusion and disorder.

1. Twisted massB1formal

   A confused, twisted, and interwoven mass of items such as threads, hair, or wires.

   كتلة متشابكة

   • She spent an hour trying to untangle the tangle of Christmas lights.
   • The fishing line was a hopeless tangle of knots.
   • His hair was a wild tangle after the windy walk.

   المرادفاتentanglementknotmatmeshravelsnarlweb

2. Confused situationB2formal

   A state of confusion, disorder, or complication.

   ارتباك

   • The legal case became a complex tangle of accusations.
   • Their relationship was a tangle of misunderstandings.
   • He tried to find his way through the tangle of bureaucracy.

   المرادفاتcomplicationimbrogliojumbleknotlabyrinthmazemessmuddlesnarlweb

   الأضدادclarityorderorganizationsimplicity

• فعل يُستخدم لوصف عملية جدل أو تشابك شيء ما في كتلة متشابكة، أو التورط في موقف معقد أو صعب.

A verb used to describe the act of twisting or intertwining something into a confused mass, or becoming involved in a complicated or difficult situation.

1. Entangle or involveB2formal

   To force someone into a difficult situation, condition, or course of action.

   زَجَّ في

   • He got tangled in a legal dispute over the property.
   • She was tangled in a web of lies.
   • The politician was tangled in a corruption scandal.

   المرادفاتembroilenmeshensnareentangleimplicateinvolvemire

2. Complicate or confuseB2formal

   To make something complicated or confusing.

   يُعقّد الأمر

   • The new regulations only tangle the process further.
   • His explanation only tangled the issue more.
   • Don't tangle the facts with your opinions.

   المرادفاتcomplicateconfuseembroilenmeshentanglemuddleperplexravelsnarl

   الأضدادclarifysimplifyunravel

3. Disarrange or rumpleB1informal

   To make something untidy, messy, or disheveled.

   بَعْثَرَة

   • The wind tangled her hair completely.
   • He tangled the bedsheets while sleeping.
   • The kids tangled the room in minutes.

   المرادفاتdisarrangedishevelmess upmussrufflerumpletousle

   الأضدادarrangecombneatenordersmoothstraightentidy

4. Twist togetherB1formal

   To twist or entwine things together into a confusing mass.

   تشابك

   • The wires were tangled together behind the desk.
   • She tried to untangle the necklace that had tangled.
   • The vines tangled around the fence.

   المرادفاتensnarlentangleintertwineknotravelsnarltwist

   الأضدادdisentangleseparatestraightenunknotunraveluntangleuntwist

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