"convoluted by" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation or issue that is made overly complex or confusing by a variety of factors or elements. Example: The government's tax laws were convoluted by numerous amendments, exceptions, and loopholes, making it difficult for citizens to understand and comply with them.
Genetic association studies in complex disorders are convoluted by the multifactorial nature of these disorders, further complicating investigations of comorbidity.
So I was trying to be bigger than I could afford to be, and your decision-making is always convoluted by these factors.
However, these investigations were often convoluted by their experimental flame configurations and primarily focused on soot volume fraction rather than soot inception.
Maharaj's supposed motive — resentment over the breakup of a business partnership and wounded vanity over an unflattering newspaper portrayal — is convoluted by comparison.
Extended Data Fig. 6 Trend in 'rectifier interhemispheric CO2 gradient' simulated with TM3 related to the trend of atmospheric transport convoluted by trends in the seasonal amplitude and phase of land atmosphere fluxes.
Finally the sketch — which begins to feel fairly convoluted by this point — reaches its big payoff: SNL's Trump suggests they call Daniels to settle everything once and for all.
Microstructural contributions of the overall electrical behavior were de-convoluted by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.
Finally, the obtained mass spectra are de-convoluted by applying a so-called fragmentation table based on laboratory experiments61 to report the typical inorganic and organic aerosol components.
MTC stalwart Doug Hughes puts an adept four-person cast through this convoluted-by-design brain-teaser--or let's make that a no-brain teaser--which is likely to send you out of the theatre working out the puzzle.
There is a squarish stone shaft by Alvaro Siza, an irregular stack of coloured blocks by Mecanoo, a glowering grey hulk by Norman Foster and a convoluted assemblage by Renzo Piano, complete with a leaning wall of LEDs.
"Ocean's Kingdom," first performed in September, is as plodding as ever: four movements of static choreography by Mr. Martins, along with blandly sweeping music and a convoluted libretto by Mr. McCartney.
