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tangle

verb
  1. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, entangle, foul, snarl 2. See order
  2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, entangle, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl 2. See simple
  3. To gain control of or an advantage over by or as if by trapping: catch, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entrap, snare, trammel, trap, web. See free
  4. Informal. To engage in a quarrel: argue, bicker, contend, dispute, fight, quarrel, quibble, spat, squabble, tiff, wrangle. Informal: hassle. Idioms: cross swords, have it out, have words, lock horns. See conflict
noun
  1. Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex: cat's cradle, entanglement, jungle, knot, labyrinth, maze, mesh (often used in plural), morass, skein, snarl 2, web. See simple
  2. Informal. A discussion, often heated, in which a difference of opinion is expressed: altercation, argument, bicker, clash, contention, controversy, debate, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, fight, polemic, quarrel, run-in, spat, squabble, tiff, word (used in plural), wrangle. Informal: hassle, rhubarb. See conflict

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