spaghetti

/ˈspæɡɛt.i/

Definitions

1. noun

a type of Italian pasta made from wheat flour and water, typically shaped into a long, thin, cylindrical strand.

“She cooked spaghetti with tomato sauce and served it with garlic bread.”

2. noun

a confusing or complicated situation, especially one that is difficult to understand or deal with.

“The spaghetti of bureaucracy made it hard to get a response from the government office.”

3. verb

to make something confusing or complicated.

“The politician’s words were said to have spaghetti-fied the issue, making it harder to resolve.”

Synonyms

  • noodle
  • pasta

Antonyms

  • clear
  • simple