The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
entangled \entangled\ adj. 1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with untangled. [Narrower terms: afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled; knotted, snarled, snarly; matted; rootbound; intertwined] Syn: tangled. [WordNet 1.5] 2. deeply involved especially in something problematic; as, entangled in the conflict. Syn: embroiled. [WordNet 1.5] 3. constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net; ensnared. [WordNet 1.5]