Question

convoluted After 10 minutes, Mr. Collins's strange story had become so convoluted that none of us could follow it. ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd

Accepted Answer

(1) Having a pattern of curved windings. (2) Involved, intricate. Convolution originally meant a complex winding pattern such as those visible on the surface of the brain. So a convoluted argument or a convoluted explanation is one that winds this way and that. An official document may have to wind its way through a convoluted process and be stamped by eight people before being approved. Convoluted language makes many people suspicious; as a great philosopher once said, “Anything that can be said can be said clearly.

word	convoluted
definition	(1) Having a pattern of curved windings. (2) Involved, intricate.
eg_sentence	After 10 minutes, Mr. Collins's strange story had become so convoluted that none of us could follow it.
explanation	Convolution originally meant a complex winding pattern such as those visible on the surface of the brain. So a convoluted argument or a convoluted explanation is one that winds this way and that. An official document may have to wind its way through a convoluted process and be stamped by eight people before being approved. Convoluted language makes many people suspicious; as a great philosopher once said, “Anything that can be said can be said clearly.
IPA	ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd

Convoluted Pattern People Curved Windings Involved Intricate Minutes