The meaning of Convoluted

adjective

Impossible to understand; perplexing.

Usage examples:

The crime is a baffling mystery for the police

verb

Totally bewilder or perplex.

Usage examples:

An unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone

adjective

Confusing or perplexing.

Usage examples:

There is a bewildering array of holidays to choose from

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

adjective

Relating to byzantium (now istanbul), the byzantine empire, or the eastern orthodox church.

Usage examples:

With the exception of the maronites and byzantine italians, each eastern church has its mirror imag…

noun

A citizen of byzantium or the byzantine empire.

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To the italians, the greek-speaking byzantines were greeks, like the greek inhabitants of southern …

adjective

Of or having to do with the ancient city of byzantium or the eastern roman empire

adjective

Consisting of many interconnecting parts or elements; intricate.

Usage examples:

A complicated stereo system

verb

Make (something) more complicated.

Usage examples:

Increased choice will complicate matters for the consumer

adjective

Having many parts that are organized in a way that may be difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A complicated machine/process, he gave me directions, but they were so complicated i got lost.

adjective

(of a person) unable to think clearly; bewildered.

Usage examples:

She was utterly confused about what had happened

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Unable to think clearly or to understand something

Usage examples:

Grandpa gets pretty confused sometimes, and doesn't even know what day it is., i'm a bit confused. …

adjective

Bewildering or perplexing.

Usage examples:

Up on the sidewalks, new york was a confusing bedlam of sights and sounds

verb

Make (someone) bewildered or perplexed.

Usage examples:

Past and present blurred together, confusing her still further

adjective

Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand

Usage examples:

We have two people called paul james working here, so it's a bit confusing!, the instructions are r…

adjective

Ingenious, intricate, and confusing.

Usage examples:

This curious amalgamation of comfortable hotel and daedalian cruise ship

adjective

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

Usage examples:

Elaborate security precautions

verb

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail.

Usage examples:

The theory was proposed by cope and elaborated by osborn

adjective

Containing a lot of connected parts or many complicated details

Usage examples:

An elaborate ceremony, an elaborate fireworks display, they had created elaborate computer programs…

adjective

Impossible to pass through or enter.

Usage examples:

A dark, impenetrable forest

adjective

Impossible to enter or go through

Usage examples:

An impenetrable jungle, too many scholarly books are written in an impenetrable jargon.

adjective

Difficult to understand; complicated.

Usage examples:

A long, involved conversation

verb

Have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.

Usage examples:

My job involves a lot of travelling

adjective

Difficult to understand or deal with; complicated

Usage examples:

His story was so involved that i couldn’t follow it., maria was so involved in her work that she di…

adjective

Completely baffling; very puzzling.

Usage examples:

A perplexing problem

verb

Make (someone) feel completely baffled.

Usage examples:

She was perplexed by her husband's moodiness

adjective

Confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something

Usage examples:

They find the company's attitude perplexing and unreasonable., the rise in childhood mental illness…

adjective

Of or like a serpent or snake.

Usage examples:

Serpentine coils

noun

A dark green mineral consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate, sometimes mottled or spotted like a snake's skin.

Usage examples:

The metamorphic mineral serpentine - or magnesium silicate hydroxide - is composed of magnesium, si…

verb

Move or lie in a winding path or line.

Usage examples:

Fresh tyre tracks serpentined back towards the hopper

adjective

Twisted together untidily; matted.

Usage examples:

His hair was a tangled mess

verb

Twist together into a confused mass.

Usage examples:

The broom somehow got tangled up in my long skirt

adjective

Twisted into a messy mass of things

Usage examples:

She ran a hand through her tangled hair., the whole issue is getting too tangled (= confused).

adjective

Full of twists and turns.

Usage examples:

The route is remote and tortuous

adjective

Full of twists and turns; not straight or direct

Usage examples:

His so-called shortcut turned out to be tortuous and slow.