ɪmˈbɹɔɪl ɛnˈtaŋɡəl ˈmeɪz ˈɹævəl swiːp ˈtaʊ.zəl twist together or entwine into a confusing mass The child entangled the cord disarrange or rumple; dishevel The strong wind tousled my hair tangle or complicate a ravelled story force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action They were swept up by the events don't drag me into this business something jumbled or confused a tangle of government regulations a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven they carved their way through the tangle of vines