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What does "convoluted" mean? Something complicated, perhaps?

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Rebecca

Yes, you guess right! When something is "convoluted," it is extremely complicated and difficult to follow or understand. For example, if someone says that a message is convoluted, like the speaker does here, they mean that the writing is very complex and hard to understand. Ex: I find the author's style of writing a bit convoluted and wordy. Ex: My essay is a bit convoluted at the moment. I will have to simplify it later.

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