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vertrackt (adj)
   awkward, tricky; complex, complicated, intricate; infuriating, maddening

Die Situation ist vertrackt.
The situation is complicated.
Vor dem US-Senat mussten sich sechs Goldman-Sachs-Manager für ihre vertrackten Finanzprodukte rechtfertigen.
Before the US Senate, six Goldman Sachs managers had to justify their complex financial products.
Ich habe das vertrackte Gefühl, dass...
I have the nasty feeling that...

Related:
die Vertracktheit awkwardness, trickiness; complexity; maddening/infuriating nature
verzwickt tricky, complicated, involved
kompliziert complicated

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