embroiled

Adjective
US[em-broild]/ɛmˈbrɔɪld/2 syllables
Synonyms: entangled

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. deeply involved especially in something complicated“embroiled in the conflict”“felt unwilling entangled in their affairs”Synonyms: entangledOpposite uninvolvedSimilar involved
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“embroiled” is listed under Embroil.

Em·broil′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Embroiled; present participle & verbal noun Embroiling.]

Origin: F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) + brouiller. See 1st Broil, and cf. Imbroglio.

1. 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.— John Dryden

2. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.

The Christian antiquities at Rome... are so embroiled with fable and legend.— Joseph Addison

Synonyms: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder; trouble; implicate; commingle.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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