embroil

verb em·broil \ im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

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Definition of embroil

embroiled; embroiling; embroils

transitive verb

1 : to throw into disorder or confusion

2 : to involve in conflict or difficulties

embroiled in controversy

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embroilment

play \im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l-mənt\ noun

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Examples of embroil in a Sentence

His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.

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He was embroiled in the Atléti system having been a credible player for them over the years before retiring and moving into a managerial career.

— SI.com, "Decoding Diego: Investigating the Impact 'El Cholo' Simeone Has Made on Atletico Madrid," 5 June 2018
He got embroiled in a prolonged duel with Good Magic that continued all the way down the backstretch, around the far turn and in the homestretch until inside the final sixteenth.

— john cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Jon White’s first Belmont rankings," 25 May 2018
Was that an oblique swipe at the military-industrial complex that has made this country into a harbinger of death in the endless wars all over the globe in which it is embroiled?

— jay willis, GQ, "Why the NFL's New Anthem Policy Is Beyond Stupid, Explained," 24 May 2018
Even before the felony case, William Tierney had been involved years ago in what some people saw as underhanded politics and he had been embroiled in a fight over millions of dollars in a family fortune from a gardening business.

— ronald j. hansen, azcentral, "Before allegedly setting up scam PACs, William Tierney was active in Arizona GOP politics," 19 May 2018
Yet they have been embroiled in years of litigation with former employees, and now find themselves in the glare of a high-profile public corruption probe.

— david lyons, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Batmasian real estate empire in unwanted glare of Boca mayor probe," 27 Apr. 2018
An earlier Trump administration appointee, she was embroiled in unresolved financial conflicts and left the agency after six months on the job.

— Washington Post, "CDC chief makes $375K, far exceeding his predecessors’ pay," 23 Apr. 2018
In 1996, he was embroiled in controversy for charging state taxpayers $120,000 a year for part-time work, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

— amy lieu, Fox News, "Atlanta-based lawyer to play bigger role on Trump's legal team, report says," 29 Mar. 2018
Still, such agreements have been a staple of Trump’s business and personal dealings, and he is currently embroiled in a legal battle with Stephanie Clifford, a pornographic film actress known as Stormy Daniels.

— BostonGlobe.com, "White House job requirement: signing a nondisclosure agreement," 22 Mar. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of embroil

French embrouiller, from Middle French, from en- + brouiller to jumble, from Old French brooilier, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare — more at broil

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Synonyms

bog (down), broil, mire;

Near Antonyms

emancipate, free, liberate, release;

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