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Definition and Synonyms for もつれる
1. | 錯綜 | 複雑にする行為や方法 |
Complication | the act or process of complicating | |
Synonyms: | もつれ, もつれる, こんがらがる, 複雑化, 錯綜, 錯雑 | |
2. | 縺れ | ねじれたりもつれたりしてごちゃごちゃに絡み合った塊 |
Tangle | a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven | |
Synonyms: | もつれ, もつれる | |
3. | 複雑 | 複雑で混乱した状態 |
Complication | a situation or condition that is complex or confused | |
Synonyms: | もつれ, いざこざ, うるさい, もつれる, トラブル, つづらふじ, こんがらがる, 煩, 煩雑, 紛糾, 葛藤, 複雑, 錯綜, 錯雑 | |
4. | 網にかける | 網の目に絡まる、または、網の目に捕まる(または、網の目の中にいるような) |
Ensnarl | entangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh | |
Synonyms: | もつれる | |
5. | 混乱 | 乱雑にされた、あるいは混乱した何か |
Maze | something jumbled or confused | |
Synonyms: | もつれ, もつれる, ゴタゴタ, 混乱, 紛糾 | |
6. | どさくさ | 困難な状況を表す口語 |
Mess | informal terms for a difficult situation | |
Synonyms: | もつれ, ごたつく, どさくさ, もつれる, ゴタゴタ |
Categories もつれる is a member of
1. | 自然物 | 天然にある物 |
Natural Object | an object occurring naturally | |
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2. | 足手纏 | 妨害したり、邪魔したり、妨げたりする行為 |
Hindrance | the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding | |
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3. | 事態 | 一般的な状態 |
Situation | the general state of things | |
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4. | 困惑 | 複雑さの結果起こった混乱によるトラブル |
Perplexity | trouble or confusion resulting from complexity | |
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5. | 窮状 | その人の能力では処置しかねる状況あるいは状態で、耐え忍ぶため、あるいは克服するために非常な努力を必要とする |
Difficulty | a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome | |
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6. | 絡みついた、またはごちゃごちゃになった固まりに絡み合う | |
Tangle | twist together or entwine into a confusing mass | |
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Conjugations for もつれる
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