tangler

transitive verb tangled, tangling

1. to hinder, obstruct, or confuse by or as by covering, circling, entwining, etc.
2. to catch in or as in a net or snare; trap
3. to make a knot or snarl of; intertwist

intransitive verb

1. to become tangled
2. Informal to fight, quarrel, or argue

noun

1. an intertwisted, confused mass of things, as string, branches, etc.; snarl
2. a jumbled, confused condition
3. a perplexed state
4. Informal a fight, quarrel, or argument