D defs.my
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

entangled

· IPA /ɛntˈæŋɡəld/
01 adj. in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled.
  1. 1.
    in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled.
  2. 2.
    deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict.
  3. 3.
    constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared.
Syn. tangled. — Syn. -- embroiled.