embroiling

ɪmˈbrɔɪ.lɪŋ

Definition

Definition of embroiling - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

conflict

Rare

causing someone to become involved in conflict

Rare

The embroiling situation led to a heated argument among the team members.

agitating

instigating

provoking

complicating

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making a situation complicated or confusing

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The embroiling details of the contract confused everyone.

complicating

entangling

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Origin of embroiling

Old French, embrouiller (to confuse)

Examples of embroiling in a sentence

Her embroiling comments sparked a family feud.
The embroiling factors made the project difficult to manage.
His embroiling comments only worsened the argument.

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French:envenimant, embrouillant, ...
German:verwickelnd, verwirrend, ...
Italian:compromettente, complicante, ...
Spanish:conflictivo, complicado, ...
Portuguese:envolvente, complicado, ...
Chinese:卷入冲突的, 混乱的, ...
Japanese:巻き込む, 複雑化する, ...
Arabic:مُوَرِّط, معقَّد, ...
Hebrew:מַכְנִיס לְסִבּוּךְ, מְסַבֵּךְ, ...
Russian:вовлекающий, усложняющий, ...
Ukrainian:втягуючий, заплутаний, ...
Hindi:उलझाने वाला, जटिल, ...
Bengali:জড়িতকারী, জটিল, ...
Catalan:conflictiva, embolicador, ...
Czech:konfliktní, komplikující, ...
Danish:indviklende, indviklet, ...
Dutch:conflictueus, ingewikkeld, ...
Greek:εμπλεκόμενος, περιπλέκων, ...
Hungarian:belekeverő, bonyolító, ...
Khmer:បង្កឱ្យជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធក្នុងជម្លោះ, ធ្វើឱ្យស្មុគស្មាញ, ...
Korean:갈등을 유발하는, 복잡하게 만드는, ...
Persian:درگیرکننده, پیچیده‌کننده, ...
Polish:wciągający, komplikujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):envolvente, complicador, ...
Romanian:conflictual, complicant, ...
Swedish:invecklande, komplicerande, ...
Thai:พัวพัน, ซับซ้อน, ...
Turkish:çatışmaya sürükleyen, karmaşıklaştırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:gây xung đột, làm phức tạp, ...

embroil

ɪmˈbrɔɪl

Definition of embroil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

conflict involvement

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involve someone deeply in an argument or conflict

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She was quickly embroiled in the ongoing dispute.
The scandal embroiled several high-profile politicians.
He found himself embroiled in a legal battle.

entangle

involve

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Expressions with embroil

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embroil a with b

involve a in a conflict with b

The scandal embroiled the politician with the media.

embroil a with b

involve a in a conflict with b

The scandal embroiled the politician with the media.

Origin of embroil

French, embrouiller (confuse)

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French:impliquer, ...
German:verwickeln, ...
Italian:coinvolgere, ...
Spanish:envolver, ...
Portuguese:envolver, ...
Chinese:卷入, ...
Japanese:巻き込む, ...
Arabic:وَرَّطَ, ...
Hebrew:שִׁקֵּעַ, ...
Russian:вовлекать, ...
Ukrainian:втягувати, ...
Hindi:फंसाना, ...
Bengali:জড়িয়ে পড়া, ...
Catalan:embolcallar, ...
Czech:zaplést, ...
Danish:indblande, ...
Dutch:verstrikken, ...
Greek:εμπλέκω, ...
Hungarian:belekeverni, ...
Khmer:ទាញចូលក្នុងជម្លោះ, ...
Korean:휘말리다, ...
Persian:درگیر شد, ...
Polish:uwikłać, ...
Portuguese (BR):envolver, ...
Romanian:a implica, ...
Swedish:indraga, ...
Thai:พัวพัน, ...
Turkish:karışmak, ...
Vietnamese:lôi kéo, ...

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Definition of embroiling - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

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