Definition of Tangled

Adjective: tangled tang-guld

In a confused mass
"pushed back her tangled hair"; "the tangled ropes"
Highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave";
- Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tortuous

Verb: tangle tang-gul

Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
"They were tangled up by the events";
- embroil, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
Make more complicated or confused
- ravel, knot
Disarrange or rumple; dishevel
"The strong wind tangled my hair";
- tousle, dishevel
Twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
"The child tangled the cord";
- entangle, mat, snarl