处于混乱状态的英文怎么说

处于混乱状态的英文：
tangle

The economy was in a shamBles
经济处于混乱状态

a lock; a tangle
一绺头发

a tangle of wool
缠结成一团的羊毛

The kitten tangled the ball of yarn.
猫把线团儿弄乱了。

it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads.
这是跳线电缆和回形针导线之间的混乱状态。

The little girl tangled the yarn her mother was knitting.
小女孩把她妈妈在编结的毛线弄得纠结在一起了。