entangling
en-tan-gling
adjective
Describing something that causes one to become caught, involved, or complicated.
"She avoided entangling commitments."
verb
The act of causing something to become caught or twisted in something else.
"The fishing net was entangling the marine life."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: tangle, entangle, snarl, mat, mire
Antonyms: disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl