tangled

(verb) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. Synonyms: embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in. Examples: "They were swept up by the events." "Don't drag me into this business."

(verb) tangle or complicate. Synonyms: ravel, tangle, knot. Example: "A ravelled story."

(verb) disarrange or rumple; dishevel. Synonyms: tousle, dishevel, tangle. Example: "The strong wind tousled my hair."

(verb) twist together or entwine into a confusing mass. Synonyms: entangle, tangle, mat, snarl. Example: "The child entangled the cord."

(adj) in a confused mass. Synonyms: tangled (vs. untangled). Examples: "Pushed back her tangled hair." "The tangled ropes."

(adj) highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious. Synonyms: Byzantine, convoluted, involved, knotty, tortuous. Examples: "The byzantine tax structure." "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship." "Convoluted legal language." "Convoluted reasoning." "The plot was too involved." "A knotty problem." "Got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering." "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- sir walter scott." "Tortuous legal procedures." "Tortuous negotiations lasting for months."