embroiled

UK: /ɪmˈbrɔɪld/

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em•broil /ɛmˈbrɔɪl/   v. [~ + object]

1. to involve in conflict or difficulty:
   They were embroiled in a passionate debate about the budget.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

em•broil  (em broil′), v.t. 

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

• Middle French embrouiller, equivalent. to em- em-¹ + brouiller to broil²
• 1595–1605

em•broil′er, n. 
em•broil′ment, n. 

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embroil / ɪmˈbrɔɪl/ verb (transitive)

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

Etymology: 17th Century: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse

emˈbroiler noun

emˈbroilment noun