embroilment

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noun

The condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement.

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imbroglio
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Meanings

nounembroilment (countable and uncountable, plural embroilments)

plural embroilments

  1. countableuncountableThe condition of being embroiled in something; an imbroglio or entanglement.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation

Similar
imbroglio
Broader
situation
Also see
imbroglio

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From embroil + -ment.

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Cite this entry
APA

embroilment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroilment

MLA

“embroilment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroilment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “embroilment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/embroilment.

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