🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

얽힌

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eolkin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tangled/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이어폰 줄이 주머니 안에서 서로 얽혀 있었다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Twisted together into a confused, massed heap; intricately interwoven or knotted.

    "She spent ten minutes brushing the knots out of her tangled hair."
  2. 2

    Complicated, confusing, or involved, often referring to relationships or situations.

    "The detective tried to untangle the tangled web of lies surrounding the case."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English verb 'tangel' or 'tang', meaning to entangle or twist, likely of Scandinavian origin related to Old Norse words for seaweed. Over centuries, the term evolved from physical knots in fibers to metaphorically describe complex, confused situations.

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