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embroil

[ em-broil ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
  2. to throw into confusion; complicate.


embroil

/ ɪˈɔɪ /

verb

  1. to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument
  2. to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǾԳ, noun
  • ˈǾ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Ǿ· noun
  • ·Ǿ·Գ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embroil1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Middle French embrouiller, equivalent to em- em- 1 + brouiller “to quarrel”; broil 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of embroil1

C17: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse
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“The EU got us embroiled in a tit-for-tat tariff,” he said of the current trade dispute.

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Myanmar is also particularly vulnerable given that the country has been embroiled in civil war since 2021.

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This year, the UK government became embroiled in a significant row with Apple, which also uses E2EE to protect certain files in cloud storage.

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NewJeans and Ador have been embroiled in a lengthy dispute since August 2024, with the group going public with a number of complaints against the label, including that it had deliberately undermined their careers.

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Another Caribbean country similarly embroiled in a dispute over GI and rum is Barbados.

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