entangled

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to cause something to become caught in something such as a net or ropes:

be entangled in/with The dolphin had become entangled in/with the fishing nets.

involved with something or someone in a way that makes it difficult to escape:

He went to the shop to buy bread, and got entangled with a carnival parade.

to trap something within something else from which it is difficult to escape:

A seal became entangled in the fishing net.

fig. The movie explores the entangled (= mixed together in many ways) lives of the five characters.