tangled

• يصف شيئًا متشابكًا أو متشابك الخيوط بغير نظام، أو موقفًا معقدًا يصعب حله.

Describes something that is twisted together in a messy way, or a situation that is complicated and difficult to resolve.

1. A2formal

   Twisted together in a messy or confused way, making it difficult to separate.

   متشابك

   • Her hair was tangled after the windy walk.
   • The fishing line became tangled in the branches.
   • The wires behind the desk are all tangled up.

   المرادفاتentangledknottedmattedsnarledtwisted

   الأضدادneatorderlystraightuntangled

2. Complicated or confusedB2formal

   Involving many confusing or difficult aspects; complicated.

   مُعَقَّد

   • The legal case became increasingly tangled over time.
   • They found themselves in a tangled web of lies.
   • The relationship between the two families is quite tangled.

   المرادفاتcomplexcomplicatedconfusedconvolutedintricateknottymessysnarled

   الأضدادclearorderedplainsimplestraightforwarduncomplicated

• 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

الصيغ المركّبةtangle with