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embroiled
[ em-broild ]
adjective
- complicated; confused:
I congratulate you on your skillful diplomacy, which disentangled an embroiled situation to the satisfaction of all.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of embroil ( def ).
Other Word Forms
- ܲ··Ǿ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of embroiled1
Example Sentences
Amid the ongoing legal fight to regain her seat, several current and former council members are embroiled in a corruption probe with the D.A.’s office over the alleged misuse of public funds.
But in December, days before the tour was to start, the band that has always seen its music as a refuge from Venezuela’s turbulent political landscape was itself embroiled in politics.
News of her revised offer will not be encouraging for other victims also embroiled in disputes over what is full and fair redress.
Josh Finan, who has starred in Baby Reindeer, The Responder and recently played Gerry Adams in Say Nothing, plays an acquaintance of Cameron who becomes unwittingly embroiled in his companion's distorted sense of reality.
“The EU got us embroiled in a tit-for-tat tariff,” he said of the current trade dispute.
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