āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Tangle
01
āĻāĻ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻ
a matted or twisted mass that is highly intertwined
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her hair was a messy tangle after the windy walk.
āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻ
a disagreement, fight, or conflict
03
āĻāĻ, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¯ā§āĻ
a confused or complicated mass of things that are twisted or interwoven together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The politician faced a public relations tangle when his remarks were misunderstood by the media.
āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻĄāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ
a traffic accident involving two or more vehicles that have collided, often causing a messy or complicated situation on the road
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There was a major tangle on the highway this morning, backing up traffic for miles.
āĻāĻ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
to tangle
01
āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to become twisted or knotted together in a confusing manner
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The vines in the garden tended to tangle, making pruning a challenging task.
āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to become intricately complicated or intertwined, leading to confusion
Transitive: to tangle a situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His explanation only served to tangle the situation, leaving us more confused than before.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to become involved in a heated or confrontational exchange
Intransitive: to tangle with sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It's best to avoid tangle with internet trolls who thrive on provoking arguments and spreading negativity.
āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ˛āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻž
to become involved in a complex or chaotic situation, such as when multiple vehicles are involved in a traffic accident
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Several cars tangle in the intersection after the driver runs a red light.
āĻĄā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ˛āĻžāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
