Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tangled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tangling}.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to
   twist like seaweed. See {Tang} seaweed, and cf. {Tangle}, n.]
   1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
      interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to
      unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.

   2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in
      lies. ``Tangled in amorous nets.'' --Milton.

            When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden
            ways.                                 --Crashaw.

Source : WordNet®

tangled
     adj 1: in a confused mass; "pushed back her tangled hair"; "the
            tangled ropes" [ant: {untangled}]
     2: highly involved or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure";
        "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning";
        "intricate needlework"; "an intricate labyrinth of refined
        phraseology"; "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" [syn: {Byzantine}, {convoluted}, {intricate}, {involved},
         {knotty}, {labyrinthine}, {tortuous}]