tangle

(Englisch)

Verb

1. (transitive) To mix together or intertwine.
2. (intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
4. (transitive) To catch and hold.

Noun

1. A tangled twisted mass.
2. A complicated or confused state or condition.
3. An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
4. A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
5. A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
6. A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
2. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or other similar substances, used to capture starfishes, sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea.
3. (Scotland, countable, uncountable) Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person.

Gegenteil von

untangle, unsnarl

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈtæŋ.ɡl̩/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: tanglen

Verwandt mit Schwedisch: taggla

Verwandt mit Altnordisch: þǫngull

Verwandt mit Norwegisch: tongul

Verwandt mit Färöisch: tongul

Verwandt mit Isländisch: þöngull

In summary

From Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“to disorder”), Old Norse þǫngull, þang (“tangle; seaweed”), see Etymology 2 below.

Konzepte

Gewirr

Wirrwarr

Durcheinander

verwirren

sich verwickeln

durcheinander kommen

sich verheddern

Unannehmlichkeit

verfilzen

verwickeln

Verwicklung

Streitigkeiten

Konfusion

Verfilzung

sich verstricken

Dickicht

Zores

durcheinanderkommen

komplizieren

Schwierigkeiten

sich verfangen

sich verwirren

Spannungen

Synonyme

snarl

chaos

muddle

knot

🪢

entanglement

entangle

confusion

mess

confuse

dishevel

tousle

mat

complication

ravel

embroil

involve

complicate

jumble

get twisted

tangle up

maze

thicket

disarrange

difficulties

become tangled

twist

get tangled up

agitate

trouble

sweep

clutter

sweep up

snare

drag in

drag

mix up

disrupt

muss

kink

complicated

obfuscate

disorder

complexify

disarray

commix

blend

derange

commingle

fox

🦊

conspiracy

Übersetzungen

aggrovigliare

groviglio

warnet

emaranhar

verwikkeling

maraña

warboel

enredo

plątanina

enchevêtre

enredar

warwinkel

wirwar

ingarbugliare

emmêler