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Tangle
01
a matted or twisted mass that is highly intertwined
02
a disagreement, fight, or conflict
03
a confused or complicated mass of things that are twisted or interwoven together
to tangle
01
to become twisted or knotted together in a confusing manner
Intransitive
02
to become intricately complicated or intertwined, leading to confusion
Transitive: to tangle a situation
03
to become involved in a heated or confrontational exchange
Intransitive: to tangle with sb
tangle
n
Example
The politician faced a public relations tangle when his remarks were misunderstood by the media.
The team encountered a bureaucratic tangle while trying to obtain necessary permits for the project.
The company found itself in a legal tangle after breaching the contract with its partners.
In the morning, she brushes her wavy hair to remove tangles.
After brushing, he sleeked down his dog’s fur to remove any tangles.