Crossword clues for embroiled
embroiled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Embroil \Em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Embroiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Embroiling.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st Broil, and cf. Imbroglio.]
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To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by dissension or strife.
The royal house embroiled in civil war.
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To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.
The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so embroiled with ?able and legend.
--Addison.Syn: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: embroil)
WordNet
adj. deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs" [syn: entangled]
Usage examples of "embroiled".
That meant he had been deeply embroiled in the situation, the one man in the world who knew what had happened, if only he regained his memory.
Pleasant’s body released, and he had told her that Gray was embroiled in the process of having Guy’s will probated, using his influence to hurry the process.
No, this call was prompted by sheer nosiness, the curious inability of estranged couples to let go even though they were embroiled in the legal surgery that would sever them.
Because he and Candra had been embroiled in a divorce, that tipped the percentages heavily against him.
The Keiretsu's fractious commercial disagreements with the Federal Federation resumed, and the Empire of the Academy, all two inhabited worlds of it, became embroiled in a new dispute with the Alliance of True Mahomet over whether a large shipment of frozen protein-base concentrate did or did not contain contaminatory pig fat.
There seemed to be every prospect of finding himself embroiled in just the sort of situation he would most wish to avoid.
And now, for good or ill, and whether you asked for it or not, your Cherokees have become embroiled in it.
Amy's in the adjacent kitchen, embroiled in Tagalog girl-talk with a couple of middle-aged ladies who are handling the preparations for the meal.
Gordon Chen explained how easy it would be for a youth like you to be embroiled so do not despair.