embroiled
- adjective
- /ɪmˈbrɔɪld/
:
enredado
- The company was embroiled in a legal battle that seemed to never end.
So we, we became embroiled instead in this ongoing conflict in Iraq.
- So we, we became embroiled instead in this ongoing conflict in Iraq.
- I was with him and he decided to join the Marines and he got out of what we were embroiled in.
- Most economists agree that a world embroiled in various forms of trade protection is a world that is worse off.
- He wasn't, he wouldn't join in this little nest of Vipers that were that that he'd become embroiled with.
- People who are embroiled in impossible and difficult divorces with impossible and difficult narcissistic people.
Examples
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And they were embroiled in a cheating scandal which was called the EE electrical engineering cheating scandal.
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Most economists agree that a world embroiled in various forms of trade protection is a world that is worse off.
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Eventually we too were embroiled in the chaos.
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So we, we became embroiled instead in this ongoing conflict in Iraq.
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He is embroiled in a very difficult campaign in Ukraine.
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People who are embroiled in impossible and difficult divorces with impossible and difficult narcissistic people.
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People who are embroiled in impossible and difficult divorces with impossible and difficult narcissistic people.
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Armenian Turkish clashes led to French and Armenian troops becoming embroiled in a full on war with Turkish nationalist forces under Mustafa Kemal.
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She found herself embroiled in a scandal that affected her reputation.
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During the meeting, they became embroiled in a heated debate regarding the new policy.
Synonyms
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3.5
Feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something
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7.4
Too involved in a problem or situation to get out easily
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6.9
Very involved in a difficult situation that is hard to manage
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7.9
Being very busy with a lot of difficult work or problems
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6.7
Very involved in a difficult or serious problem
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7.9
Very involved in a difficult situation with too much to do
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7.5
Caught up in something so you cannot easily leave
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7.8
In a bad situation that stops progress like being stuck in mud
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5.3
Twisted together, like wires, or stuck in a difficult situation
Having too much work or too many problems to deal with
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Embroiled starts with em- which means 'in', and it comes from the French word brouiller meaning 'to tangle' or 'to confuse'. So, when someone is embroiled they are 'tangled in' a difficult or messy situation.